Gender identity disorder and autism spectrum disorder in a 23-year-old female

Archives of Sexual Behavior

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 395-398

  Lemaire, Mathieu ^a,b   Thomazeau, Barbara ^a,b   Bonnet Brilhault, Frédérique ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF TOURS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder; Gender dysphoria; Gender Identity Disorder; Psychiatric co morbidity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEXUAL DEVIATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; PARAPHILIAS; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84892673264     PISSN: 00040002     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-013-0141-x     Document Type: Article

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