Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria: Reflections on Some Contemporary Clinical and Research Issues

Kenneth J Zucker

doi:10.1007/s10508-019-01518-8

Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria: Reflections on Some Contemporary Clinical and Research Issues

Arch Sex Behav. 2019 Oct;48(7):1983-1992. doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-01518-8. Epub 2019 Jul 18.

Author

Kenneth J Zucker¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, M5T 1R8, Canada. ken.zucker@utoronto.ca.

PMID: 31321594
DOI: 10.1007/s10508-019-01518-8

Abstract

This article provides an overview of five contemporary clinical and research issues pertaining to adolescents with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria: (1) increased referrals to specialized gender identity clinics; (2) alteration in the sex ratio; (3) suicidality; (4) "rapid-onset gender dysphoria" (ROGD) as a new developmental pathway; (5) and best practice clinical care for adolescents who may have ROGD.

Keywords: DSM-5; Gender dysphoria; Gender identity; Rapid-onset gender dysphoria; Sex ratio; Suicidality.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Female
Gender Dysphoria / psychology*
Gender Identity*
Humans
Male
Surveys and Questionnaires