Should Transvestic Fetishism be classified in DSM 5? Recommendations from the WPATH consensus process for revision of the diagnosis of Transvestic Fetishism

International Journal of Transgenderism

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 189-197

  Gijs, Luk ^a,b   Carroll, Richard A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM); Psychiatric classification; Transvestic fetishism

Indexed keywords

EID: 79955389319     PISSN: 15532739     EISSN: 14344599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15532739.2010.550766     Document Type: Review

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