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Prevalence, incidence and sex ratio of transsexualism
Author(s) -
Landén M.,
Wålinder J.,
Lundström B.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
acta psychiatrica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.849
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1600-0447
pISSN - 0001-690X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1996.tb10638.x
Subject(s) - sex ratio , incidence (geometry) , demography , psychology , medicine , mathematics , sociology , population , geometry
Landén M, Wålinder J, Lundström B. Prevalence, incidence and sex ratio of transsexualism. Scand 1996: 93: 221–223. © Munksgaard 1996. Frequency figures for transsexualism, concerning incidence, prevalence and sex ratio calculated in the 1960s and 1970s, were compared with recent reports. The incidence figures remained constant over time, whereas the prevalence figures tended to increase during the review period. The incidence was found to be of the same magnitude in men and women, while the corresponding ratio for prevalence figures was 3:1. It is suggested that men seeking sex reassignment represent a more heterogeneous group than women, and that the reported male predominance to date is due to a lack of categorical studies of primary/ genuine transsexualism. It would appear that genuine transsexualism is, on the whole, insensitive to societal changes. The fundamental disturbance underlying this psychosexual identity disorder is suggested to be neurobiological in origin.