Do some men who desire sex reassignment have a mental disorder? Comment on Meyer-Bahlburg (2010)

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 651-654

  Lawrence, Anne A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NOTE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION; TRANSSEXUALISM;

FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOGONADISM; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; SEXUAL AND GENDER DISORDERS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 79959541918     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-010-9720-2     Document Type: Letter

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