Report of the APA Task Force on Treatment of Gender Identity Disorder
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Preface ........................................................................ Executive Summary and Recommendations Evaluation of Levels of Evidence .............................. Terminology .............................................................. Synopses of Literature Reviews and Opinions with Respect to Recommendations ................................. Why APA Recommendations Are Needed for the Treatment of GID ...................................................... Recommendations for the APA ................................ Literature Reviews ....................................................... Gender Variance in Childhood ................................. Gender Variance in Adolescence.............................. Gender Identity Concerns in Adulthood ................... Gender Variance in Persons with Somatic Disorders of Sex Development (aka Intersexuality) ............... Appendix I: Other APA Concerns Regarding Gender Variance Appendix II: Other APA Concerns Regarding DSD .................. References................................................................ 1
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Report of the American Psychiatric Association Task Force on Treatment of Gender Identity Disorder.
Both the diagnosis and treatment of Gender Identity Disorder (GID) are controversial. Although linked, they are separate issues and the DSM does not evaluate treatments. The Board of Trustees (BOT) of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), therefore, formed a Task Force charged to perform a critical review of the literature on the treatment of GID at different ages, to assess the quality o...
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