A Developmental, biopsychosocial model for the treatment of children with gender identity disorder

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 369-397

  Zucker, Kenneth J ^a   Wood, Hayley ^a   Singh, Devita ^a   Bradley, Susan J ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

Author keywords

gender; gender identity; gender identity disorder; gender identity disorder of adolescence; gender identity disorder of childhood; gender variance; transgender; transsexual; treatment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRANSSEXUALISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ONTARIO; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; TRANSSEXUALISM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84859609059     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2012.653309     Document Type: Article

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