Psychiatric Approaches for Disorders of Sex Development: Experience of a Multidisciplinary Team

Ozbaran B. , ÖZEN S. , Goksen D. , KORKMAZ O., ONAY H. , OZKINAY F. F. , ...More

JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY, vol.5, no.4, pp.229-235, 2013 (Journal Indexed in SCI) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 5 Issue: 4
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Doi Number: 10.4274/jcrpe.1044
  • Title of Journal : JOURNAL OF CLINICAL RESEARCH IN PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY
  • Page Numbers: pp.229-235
  • Keywords: Disorders of sex development, psychiatric disorders, gender identity, 46,XY PERSONS, CHILDREN, GENDER, MANAGEMENT, BRAIN, LIFE

Abstract

Objective: Disorders of sex development (DSD) are a group of congenital medical conditions that affect life as a whole. In this study, we aimed to reflect the experience of a multidisciplinary team in the clinical/psychiatric follow-up of a group of children and adolescents with DSD.