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Problems of gender identity disorder

Access to sex change surgery in Britain is limited. At times of inadequate resources for health care, this type of surgery is given a low priority, and many people with gender identity disorder can fi nd it extremely diffi cult, if not impossible, to obtain this treatment from the National Health Service. Many people who […]

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Gender identity disorder treatment

Treatment of gender identity disorder as follows: Psychological therapies Most people with gender identity disorder are resistant to psychotherapy. As a result, there are no clinical trials reporting attempts to change gender identity. However, a number of case reports indicate that behaviour and attitudes can be changed should the individual wish, or even when they […]

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gender identity disorder causes

Aetiology of gender identity disorder as follows: Genetic factors One of the very few studies of the genetic processes in GID, reported by Coolidge et al., found 2 per cent of their sample of over 300 MZ and DZ twins showed some evidence of gender identity disorder symptomatology based on self-report measures. Applying statistical modelling […]

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Gender identity disorder symptoms

Gender identity disorder In contrast to transvestism, where men dress as women, but accept their male identity, individuals with gender identity disorder (GID) believe themselves to have been born the wrong sex. DSM-IV-TR defines the disorder as: a strong and persistent cross-gender identifi cation persistent discomfort with one’s sex, or a sense of inappropriateness in […]

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