Assessment and Diagnosis: Childhood Gender Identity . . . Disorder? Developmental, Cultural, and Diagnostic Concerns

Childhood gender identity development is reviewed in the context of biological, environmental, cultural, and diagnostic factors. With the upcoming 5th revision of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, the authors offer a critical consideration of childhood gender identity disorder, along with proposed diagnostic changes. They argue that meaningful understanding of issues surrounding gender identity is necessary for a conscientious assessment and diagnostic process that does not pathologize human diversity.

Asset Type:Publications
Collection:Foreign Publications
Subject:Biological sex, Gender, Sexuality, Sexual orientation, Gender identity, Children, Childhood disorder
Author:Eliza A. Dragowski, María R. Scharrón-del Río, and Amy L. Sandigorsky
Publisher:American Counseling Association
Publication Date:2011





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