Symptom profiles of gender dysphoric patients of transsexual type compared to patients with personality disorders and healthy adults

Abstract

TS patients selected for sex reassignment showed a relatively low level of self-rated psychopathology before and after treatment. This finding casts doubt on the view that transsexualism is a severe mental disorder.

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

“…High percentages of psychiatric comorbidity, however, are not always found. In many studies, transsexuals were found to generally function well psychologically in the nonclinical range (e.g., Cole, O'Boyle, Emory, & Meyer, 1997;Gómez-Gil, Trilla, Salamero, Godás, & Valdés, 2009;Haraldsen & Dahl, 2000;Mate-Kole, Freschi, & Robin, 1990;Miach, Berah, Butcher, & Rouse, 2000;Seikowski, Gollek, Harth, & Reinhardt, 2008;Smith, van Goozen, & CohenKettenis, 2001;Smith et al, 2005). Indeed, clinically, one may see applicants who are employed, have relationships, and function socially without any problems, yet very strongly desire sex reassignment.…”

Transexualismo y salud mental

“…Se ha constatado en diversos estudios (Haraldsen y Dahl, 2000;Cano y Bergero, 2003), a que las personas transexuales que tienen la posibilidad de realizar los tratamientos de reasignación sexual y que son apoyados emocionalmente por la familia, especialmente por la madre, muestran un nivel bajo de conductas de riesgo y de síntomas psicopatológi-cos, tanto antes como después del tratamiento. En cambio, los padres que reaccionan de forma culpabilizadora, aumentan la vulnerabilidad, que ya de por sí padecen debido a su condición, aumentando la posibilidad de que aparezcan episodios depresivos e intentos de suicidio (Aguado, Ruíz y Mas, 2001).…”

Childhood maltreatment in subjects with male-to-female gender identity disorder

“…25,26 As far as psychopathology is concerned, the results are mixed: whereas some studies have reported higher prevalence of Axis I and II Disorders, 27,28 others found no differences in the level of psychopathology between GID subjects and controls. [29][30][31][32] Only one study has focused on the prevalence of CM in male-to-female (MtF) GID subjects, reporting a higher prevalence of emotional abuse and neglect in comparison with psychiatric inpatients. 33 Accordingly, a previous research performed on a sample of self-defined female-to-male transsexuals found a 60% prevalence of severe child abuse.…”