Long-Term Follow-Up of Adults with Gender Identity Disorder
| Autor: | Ulrike Ruppin, Friedemann Pfäfflin |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Adult
Male Gender dysphoria medicine.medical_specialty Gender Identity Disorder Personal Satisfaction Interpersonal relationship Social integration Arts and Humanities (miscellaneous) Quality of life Germany Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans Interpersonal Relations Psychiatry General Psychology Motivation Sex Characteristics Public health Gender Identity Life satisfaction Middle Aged medicine.disease Quality of Life Female Psychology Attitude to Health Social Adjustment Transsexualism Follow-Up Studies Clinical psychology Sex characteristics |
| Zdroj: | Archives of Sexual Behavior. 44:1321-1329 |
| ISSN: | 1573-2800 0004-0002 |
| Popis: | The aim of this study was to re-examine individuals with gender identity disorder after as long a period of time as possible. To meet the inclusion criterion, the legal recognition of participants' gender change via a legal name change had to date back at least 10 years. The sample comprised 71 participants (35 MtF and 36 FtM). The follow-up period was 10-24 years with a mean of 13.8 years (SD = 2.78). Instruments included a combination of qualitative and quantitative methods: Clinical interviews were conducted with the participants, and they completed a follow-up questionnaire as well as several standardized questionnaires they had already filled in when they first made contact with the clinic. Positive and desired changes were determined by all of the instruments: Participants reported high degrees of well-being and a good social integration. Very few participants were unemployed, most of them had a steady relationship, and they were also satisfied with their relationships with family and friends. Their overall evaluation of the treatment process for sex reassignment and its effectiveness in reducing gender dysphoria was positive. Regarding the results of the standardized questionnaires, participants showed significantly fewer psychological problems and interpersonal difficulties as well as a strongly increased life satisfaction at follow-up than at the time of the initial consultation. Despite these positive results, the treatment of transsexualism is far from being perfect. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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