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Gender Identity Disorder in Adolescence: A Review of the Literature
Author(s) -
Manners Paula Jean
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
child and adolescent mental health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.912
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1475-3588
pISSN - 1475-357X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1475-3588.2008.00498.x
Subject(s) - gender identity disorder , identity (music) , gender identity , psychology , empirical research , developmental psychology , social psychology , epistemology , philosophy , physics , acoustics
This article reviews the empirical literature on gender identity disorder in Adolescents: one of the most contested diagnoses in DSM. Fourteen studies were identified, a critique is provided and the surrounding controversies explored. This article suggests recommendations for future practice and research.