Gender dysphoria in adolescents: The need for a shared assessment protocol and proposal of the AGIR protocol

Journal of Psychopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 152-158

  Dettore D ^a,b   Ristori, J ^b,c   Antonelli, P ^b   Bandini, E ^b   Fisher, A D ^b,c   Villani, S ^b   De Vries, A L C ^d   Steensma, T D ^d   Cohen Kettenis, P T ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Istituto Miller   (Italy)

^c Department of Experimental   (Italy)

^d VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Assessment; Gender Dysphoria; Gender identity; Intervention; Protocol

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; BODY DYSMORPHIC DISORDER; BODY IMAGE; BODY IMAGE SCALE; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CROSS SEX HORMONE THERAPY; CROSS-DRESSING; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISABILITY; DISORDER OF SEX DEVELOPMENT; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DSM-5; DSM-IV-TR; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMOTION; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT; ITALY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOTHERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECALLED CHILDHOOD GENDER IDENTITY SCALE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TEACHER REPORT FORM; THE CHILDREN GLOBAL ASSESSMENT SCALE; THINKING IMPAIRMENT; TRANSGENDER; UTRECHT GENDER DYSPHORIA SCALE; YOUTH SELF REPORT;

EID: 84946053502     PISSN: 22840249     EISSN: 24996904     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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