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Gender identity disorder in a five-year-old boy.

Markedly effeminate behavior in a young boy is a source of concern and confusion for parents, teachers, and the child. It also represents a therapeutic dilemma for the child psychiatrist. The case of a five-year-old boy with gender identity disorder of childhood is presented and the literature on hy...

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Autor principal: Herman, S. P.
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine 1983
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2589558/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6880245
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description Markedly effeminate behavior in a young boy is a source of concern and confusion for parents, teachers, and the child. It also represents a therapeutic dilemma for the child psychiatrist. The case of a five-year-old boy with gender identity disorder of childhood is presented and the literature on hypotheses of etiology, treatment, and long-term follow-up is reviewed. The ethical and philosophical questions posed by such a case are discussed.
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spelling pubmed-25895582008-11-28 Gender identity disorder in a five-year-old boy. Herman, S. P. Yale J Biol Med Research Article Markedly effeminate behavior in a young boy is a source of concern and confusion for parents, teachers, and the child. It also represents a therapeutic dilemma for the child psychiatrist. The case of a five-year-old boy with gender identity disorder of childhood is presented and the literature on hypotheses of etiology, treatment, and long-term follow-up is reviewed. The ethical and philosophical questions posed by such a case are discussed. Yale Journal of Biology and Medicine 1983 /pmc/articles/PMC2589558/ /pubmed/6880245 Text en
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