Davenport CW, Harrison SI.
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry,
Rudolph Magnus Institute of Neurosciences, Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Abstract [Full Text] [PDF]
Two years of individual and milieu therapy are
described of a 14 1/2-year-old girl who had presented with the persistent
request to have a sex-change operation since age 12. Her past history was
obtained from her parent and the records of the child guidance clinic which
evaluated her at 3 years of age. She gives a history of remarkable tomboyism
during her latency years and increasing withdrawal from peers and family
during early adolescence.
The patient's personal and family dynamics
are explored, and these major therapeutic themes are discussed. The
individual and milieu therapy are described and discussed with some
speculation about the reasons for her positive response to psychotherapy.
It would appear that this is a rare case of
postpubertal female transsexual reported to have made a gender identity
change.
Citation:
Arch Sex Behav 1977 Jul;6(4):327-40 an article published on the Internet by
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