Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire for Adolescents and Adults

Deogracias, Joseph J.; Johnson, Laurel L.; Meyer‐Bahlburg, Heino F. L.; Kessler, Suzanne J.; Schober, Justine M.; Zucker, Kenneth J.

doi:10.1037/t63032-000

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“…Since the publication of the DSM-IV, these included the Gender Dysphoria Interview and the Gender Dysphoria/Identification Questionnaire reported on by Zucker et al (1996), the Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire for Adolescents and Adults (GIDYQ-AA) by Deogracias et al (2007) and Singh et al (2009), and the Utrecht Gender Dysphoria Scale (UGDS) by Cohen-Kettenis and van Goozen (1997). The first instrument was used in a study on women with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH), but no data were reported on persons attending gender identity clinics.…”

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The DSM Diagnostic Criteria for Gender Identity Disorder in Adolescents and Adults

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Apart from some general issues related to the Gender Identity Disorder (GID) diagnosis, such as whether it should stay in the DSM-V or not, a number of problems specifically relate to the current criteria of the GID diagnosis for adolescents and adults. These problems concern the confusion caused by similarities and differences of the terms transsexualism and GID, the inability of the current criteria to capture the whole spectrum of gender variance phenomena, the potential risk of unnecessary physically invasive examinations to rule out intersex conditions (disorders of sex development), the necessity of the D criterion (distress and impairment), and the fact that the diagnosis still applies to those who already had hormonal and surgical treatment. If the diagnosis should not be deleted from the DSM, most of the criticism could be addressed in the DSM-V if the diagnosis would be renamed, the criteria would be adjusted in wording, and made more stringent. However, this would imply that the diagnosis would still be dichotomous and similar to earlier DSM versions. Another option is to follow a more dimensional approach, allowing for different degrees of gender dysphoria depending on the number of indicators. Considering the strong resistance against sexuality related specifiers, and the relative difficulty assessing sexual orientation in individuals pursuing hormonal and surgical interventions to change physical sex characteristics, it should be investigated whether other potentially relevant specifiers (e.g., onset age) are more appropriate.

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“…In addition, patients were asked to complete several psychometric tests, such as the Body Uneasiness Test (BUT) (25), the Symptom Checklist 90 revised (SCL-90-R) (26), the Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria questionnaire (GIDYQ-AA) (27), and the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) II (28).…”

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Cross-Sex Hormone Treatment and Psychobiological Changes in Transsexual Persons: Two-Year Follow-Up Data

Fisher¹,

Castellini²,

Ristori³

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The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism

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Context:To date, there are few studies investigating the impact of body changes induced by cross-sex hormonal treatment (CHT) on psychobiological well-being in gender-dysphoric persons (GDs). Objective:The objective of the study was to assess whether CHT-related body changes affect psychobiological well-being in GDs. Methods:A consecutive series of 359 GDs was considered for a cross-sectional section of the study. In addition, 54 GDs were studied in a 2-year follow-up. A physical examination was performed, including body mass index, waist circumference, and hair distribution. We also evaluated breast development and testis volume in male to female subjects and clitoris length in female to male. Subjects were asked to complete several psychometric measures for the assessment of body uneasiness, GD, and psychopathology levels. The evaluation was repeated 2 years prospectively. Results:The following results were found: 1) GDs undergoing CHT reported significantly lower subjective levels of GD, body uneasiness, and depressive symptoms as compared with those without; 2) CHT-induced body modifications were significantly associated with a better psychological adjustment; 3) during CHT, GDs reported a significant reduction of general psychopathology, depressive symptoms, and subjective GD, whereas social and legal indicators of GD showed a significant increase across time; and 4) among body changes induced by CHT, only breast development and increased body mass index had a significant impact on psychopathology reduction across time in male to female subjects and female to male subjects, respectively. Conclusions:The aforementioned results support the efficacy of CHT intervention in improving subjective perception of one's own body, which was partially associated with objective changes. (J Clin Endocrinol Metab 101: 0000 -0000, 2016)

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“…The Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire (GIDYQ-AA) is a 27-item questionnaire evaluating GD [56,57]. Each item is rated on a 5-point response scale, with the past 12 months as the time frame.…”

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“…In addition, GDs completed Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire (GIDYQ-AA) [56,57] and ATTI to measure, respectively, GD and internalized transphobia.…”

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Who has the worst attitudes toward sexual minorities? Comparison of transphobia and homophobia levels in gender dysphoric individuals, the general population and health care providers

Fisher

Castellini

Ristori

et al. 2016

J Endocrinol Invest

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Participants completed the Modern Homophobia Scale (MHS) and the Attitudes Toward Transgendered Individuals Scale (ATTI) in order to assess attitudes toward gay men and lesbian women and toward transgender individuals, respectively. In addition, GDs completed the Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire (GIDYQ-AA) and ATTI to measure, respectively, gender dysphoria levels and internalized transphobia. Religious attitudes were evaluated by means of the Religious Fundamentalism Scale (RFS), and Discrimination and Stigma Scale (DISC-12) was used to measure perceived discrimination. AbstractPurpose To date, few studies have addressed attitudes toward transgender individuals. In addition, little is known about health care providers' (HCP) attitudes toward sexual minorities. The aim of the present study is to compare attitudes toward homosexual and transgender individuals between gender dysphoric individuals (GDs), general population controls (C) and HCP. Methods A total of 310 subjects were considered, including 122 GDs (63 transwomen and 59 transmen), 53 heterosexual HCP (26 males and 27 females) and 135 C. Results (1) Men showed significantly higher levels of homophobia and transphobia when compared to women (p < 0.001); (2) perceived discrimination was higher in lesbian women compared to gay men and in transwomen compared to transmen (p < 0.001 and p < 0.05, respectively); and (3) religious fundamentalism was associated with both homophobia and transphobia (both p < 0.001).Conclusions Our results underline the need to promote awareness and acceptance of the sexual minorities, who are more at risk of discriminatory attitudes, which are strongly dependent on religious precepts and dogma.

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Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire for Adolescents and Adults

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The DSM Diagnostic Criteria for Gender Identity Disorder in Adolescents and Adults

The DSM Diagnostic Criteria for Gender Identity Disorder in Adolescents and Adults

Cross-Sex Hormone Treatment and Psychobiological Changes in Transsexual Persons: Two-Year Follow-Up Data

Who has the worst attitudes toward sexual minorities? Comparison of transphobia and homophobia levels in gender dysphoric individuals, the general population and health care providers

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