TY - JOUR
T1 - A comprehensive approach to the treatment of gender dysphoria
AU - Bockting, Walter O.
AU - Coleman, Eli
N1 - Copyright:
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PY - 1993/5/28
Y1 - 1993/5/28
N2 - After a brief historical review of the clinical management of gender dysphoria, the authors argue for a comprehensive treatment model that recognizes a wide spectrum of gender identity disorders. This treatment model explores the meaning of a gender dysphoric individual’s desire for sex reassignment in the context of the individual’s biography and psychosociosexual adjustment. Unlike previous treatment approaches, this model makes no attempt to identify the ‘true’ transsexual. The model’s treatment tasks are: assessment, management of comorbid psychiatric disorders, facilitation of identity formation, sexual identity management, and aftercare. The implications of this treatment model for classification and ethical standards of care are discussed.
AB - After a brief historical review of the clinical management of gender dysphoria, the authors argue for a comprehensive treatment model that recognizes a wide spectrum of gender identity disorders. This treatment model explores the meaning of a gender dysphoric individual’s desire for sex reassignment in the context of the individual’s biography and psychosociosexual adjustment. Unlike previous treatment approaches, this model makes no attempt to identify the ‘true’ transsexual. The model’s treatment tasks are: assessment, management of comorbid psychiatric disorders, facilitation of identity formation, sexual identity management, and aftercare. The implications of this treatment model for classification and ethical standards of care are discussed.
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U2 - 10.1300/J056v05n04_08
DO - 10.1300/J056v05n04_08
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:84933490676
SN - 0890-7064
VL - 5
SP - 131
EP - 155
JO - Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality
JF - Journal of Psychology and Human Sexuality
IS - 4
ER -