Witnessing and mirroring: A fourteen stage model of transsexual identity formation

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy

Volumn 8, Issue 1-2, 2004, Pages 41-67

  Devor, Aaron H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Female to male; Ftm; Identity formation; Male to female; Mirroring; Mtf; Sex reassignment; Sociology; Transgender; Transsexual; Witnessing

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023911060     PISSN: 08917140     EISSN: 15407128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J236v08n01_05     Document Type: Article

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