Gender incongruence of childhood in the ICD-11: Controversies, proposal, and rationale

The Lancet Psychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 297-304

  Drescher, Jack ^a,b   Cohen Kettenis, Peggy T ^c,d   Reed, Geoffrey M ^e,f  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria   (Netherlands)

^e WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^f UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BISEXUALITY; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DSM-5; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; GENDER INCONGRUENCE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; ICD-11; MEDICAL HISTORY; POLITICS; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; REVIEW; SEXUAL HEALTH; SOCIAL STIGMA; TRANSGENDER; TRANSSEXUALISM; TREATMENT INDICATION; VULNERABLE POPULATION; FEMALE; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE;

CHILD; FEMALE; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE;

EID: 84959492261     PISSN: 22150366     EISSN: 22150374     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2215-0366(15)00586-6     Document Type: Review

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