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. 2014:2014:971814.
doi: 10.1155/2014/971814. Epub 2014 Aug 11.

Psychiatric Axis I Comorbidities among Patients with Gender Dysphoria

Azadeh Mazaheri Meybodi  1 , Ahmad Hajebi  2 , Atefeh Ghanbari Jolfaei  3
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Psychiatric Axis I Comorbidities among Patients with Gender Dysphoria

Azadeh Mazaheri Meybodi et al. Psychiatry J. 2014.

Abstract

Objectives. Cooccurring psychiatric disorders influence the outcome and prognosis of gender dysphoria. The aim of this study is to assess psychiatric comorbidities in a group of patients. Methods. Eighty-three patients requesting sex reassignment surgery (SRS) were recruited and assessed through the Persian Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I disorders (SCID-I). Results. Fifty-seven (62.7%) patients had at least one psychiatric comorbidity. Major depressive disorder (33.7%), specific phobia (20.5%), and adjustment disorder (15.7%) were the three most prevalent disorders. Conclusion. Consistent with most earlier researches, the majority of patients with gender dysphoria had psychiatric Axis I comorbidity.

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