Jul 18, 2003 · In children, the disturbance is manifested by four (or more) of the following: 1. repeatedly stated desire to be, or insistence that he or she is, the other sex. 2. in boys, …

With the release of DSM–IV in 1994, “transsexualism” was replaced with “gender identity disorder in adults and adolescence” in an effort to reduce stigma. However, controversy continued with …

Gender Identity Disorder in Adolescents and Adults replaced the term transsexualism. In the DSM-IV-TR, GID is placed in the category of Sexual Disorders, with the subcategory of …

In 1994, the DSM-IV committee replaced the diagnosis of Transsexualism with Gender Identity Disorder. Depending on their age, those with a strong and persistent cross-gender …

The DSM-IV describes gender identity disorder as a persistent and strong cross-gender identification and a persistent unease with ones sex. Gender identity disorder is not diagnosed …

• There are two basic criteria for the diagnosis of gender identity disorder (GID): A strong and persistent cross-gender identification and persistent discomfort about one's assigned sex or a …

Oct 1, 2005 · In DSM-IV-TR, the term autogynephilia was introduced as a new descriptive construct, giving recognition to its increased clinical use in understanding the linkage between …

In the DSM-IV-TR (American Psychiatric Associa-tion, 2000), only one specific diagnosis, Gender Identity Dis-order (GID), was included. Here, GID was viewed as basically …

According to DSM-IV criteria, gender identity disorder (GID) is characterized as follows: 1) Strong, persistent cross-gender identification. 2) Persistent discomfort with one's assigned sex or the …

Results: DSM-IV criteria are augmented and the symptomatology focused. The existing gaps in the delineation of specifiers and associated features are closed by providing additional clinical …