Predictors of psychological well-being among treatment seeking transgender individuals

Sexual and Relationship Therapy

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 359-375

  Bouman, Walter Pierre ^a   Davey, Amanda ^b   Meyer, Caroline ^c   Witcomb, Gemma L ^b   Arcelus, Jon ^a,d  

^a Nottingham Centre for Gender Dysphoria   (United Kingdom)

^b LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

gender dysphoria; psychopathology; quality of life; Transgender; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84969190185     PISSN: 14681994     EISSN: 14681749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14681994.2016.1184754     Document Type: Article

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