Treatment of Adolescents With Gender Dysphoria in the Netherlands

Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 689-700

  Cohen Kettenis, Peggy T ^a   Steensma, Thomas D ^a   de Vries, Annelou L C ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Gender dysphoria; Gender identity disorder; Gonadotropin releasing hormone analogues; Puberty suppression

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; TESTOSTERONE ESTER;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL DECISION MAKING; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PUBERTY SUPPRESSION; REVIEW; TEAMWORK; UROLOGIC SURGERY;

ADOLESCENT; ESTRADIOL; GENDER IDENTITY; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEX REASSIGNMENT PROCEDURES; SEX REASSIGNMENT SURGERY; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 80055084596     PISSN: 10564993     EISSN: 15580490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chc.2011.08.001     Document Type: Review

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