Gender dysphoria in childhood

International Review of Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 13-20

  Ristori, Jiska ^a   Steensma, Thomas D ^b  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

childhood; gender dysphoria; Gender identity; persistence; psychosexual development; treatment

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COUNSELING; FEMINIZATION; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOSOCIAL WITHDRAWAL; REVIEW; ADOLESCENT; FEMALE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ADJUSTMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COUNSELING; EMOTIONAL ADJUSTMENT; FEMALE; GENDER DYSPHORIA; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84957430037     PISSN: 09540261     EISSN: 13691627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09540261.2015.1115754     Document Type: Review

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