Gender Dysphoria - PsychDB

Last edited on May 27, 2021

Table of Contents

Gender Dysphoria
- Primer
- Guidelines
- Resources
  - Articles
  - Research

Epidemiology

Prognosis

Comorbidity

Comorbid disorders include anxiety and depressive disorders.^[1]

Risk Factors

In children with gender dysphoria, autism spectrum disorder is more prevalent than in the general population.^[2]

Gender Dysphoria Guidelines

Guideline	Location	Year	PDF	Website
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH)	International	2011	Link	Link

Articles

Turban, J. L., & Ehrensaft, D. (2018). Research Review: Gender identity in youth: treatment paradigms and controversies. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 59(12), 1228-1243.
Balthazart, J. (2018). Fraternal birth order effect on sexual orientation explained. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 115(2), 234-236.
Evans, M. Freedom to think: the need for thorough assessment and treatment of gender dysphoric children. BJPsych Bulletin, 1-5.
Turban, J. L., King, D., Carswell, J. M., & Keuroghlian, A. S. (2020). Pubertal Suppression for Transgender Youth and Risk of Suicidal Ideation. Pediatrics, 145(2), e20191725.
Belluck, P. (2019). Many genes influence same-sex sexuality, not a single ‘gay gene’. New York Times, August, 29.

¹⁾ American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA.

²⁾ American Psychiatric Association. (2013). Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (5th ed.). Arlington, VA.