Clinical Characteristics, Psychiatric Comorbidities and Sociodemographic Profile of Transsexual Patients from an Outpatient Clinic in Brazil

Autor:	Sidnei Schestatsky, Analídia Rodolpho Petry, Esalba Silveira, Juliana Trindade Amaral, Maria Inês Rodrigues Lobato, Walter Jose Koff, Camila Chaves, Fernanda de Quadros Onófrio, Alexandre Annes Henriques, Jaqueline Salvador, Tiago Crestana
Rok vydání:	2007
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Population Mental health Gender Studies Transsexual Sexual dysfunction Sexual abuse Outpatient clinic Medicine Observational study medicine.symptom business education Psychiatry
Zdroj:	International Journal of Transgenderism. 10:69-77
ISSN:	1434-4599 1553-2739
DOI:	10.1080/15532730802175148
Popis:	Objective: To provide a description of our transsexual population. Method: This descriptive observational study included 138 patients with a diagnosis of Trans-sexualism in Brazil, between March 1998 and September 2005. Demographic, clinical and psychiatry data were collected. Results: Age ranged from 16 to 54 years; 88.4% were male. The prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases was 19.5%, and 17.6% were HIV-positive. Hormone therapy was reported by 91.2%, and 47.4% referred drug and alcohol use; 14.2%, attempted suicide; and 12.5%, history of sexual abuse. Self-mutilation was reported by 5.2%s. Fifty-nine patients (42.7%) had at least one currently psychiatric comorbidity (axis I or II). Conclusions: Mental health professionals have a central role in coordinating the multidisciplinary care of transsexuals.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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