Open AccessManagement challenges in a case of gender identity disorder
Author(s) -
Anubhav Rathi,
M S Bhatia
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
industrial psychiatry journal/industrial psychiatry journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 0976-2795
pISSN - 0972-6748
DOI - 10.4103/0972-6748.151696
Subject(s) - gender identity disorder , psychology , preference , gender identity , interpersonal communication , identity (music) , clinical psychology , interpersonal relationship , psychiatry , social psychology , physics , acoustics , economics , microeconomics
Gender identity disorder (GID) is a complex disorder and can be defined as a group of disorders whose common feature is a strong and persistent preference for living as a person of the other sex. It is associated with significant impairment in social, occupational, interpersonal, and other areas of functioning. We describe the case of an adolescent, biologically male who was brought to our outpatient department primarily with symptoms of adjustment disorder with GID and the management provided. The role of a psychiatrist in the management, ethical and legal issues involved is also discussed.