Psychological functioning in adolescents referred to specialist gender identity clinics across Europe: a clinical comparison study between four clinics

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2018, Pages 909-919

  de Graaf, Nastasja M ^a,b   Cohen Kettenis, Peggy T ^b   Carmichael, Polly ^a   de Vries, Annelou L C ^b   Dhondt, Karlien ^c   Laridaen, Jolien ^c   Pauli, Dagmar ^d   Ball, Juliane ^d   Steensma, Thomas D ^b  

^a TAVISTOCK CLINIC   (United Kingdom)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PSYCHIATRY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavioural problems; Gender diverse adolescents; Gender identity; Peer relations; Psychological functioning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; EMOTION; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEER GROUP; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWITZERLAND; UNITED KINGDOM; CHILD; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; TRENDS;

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CHILD; EUROPE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 85038387561     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: 1435165X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00787-017-1098-4     Document Type: Article

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