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Schizophrenia and symptomatic trans-sexualism: two case reports

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

G de Cuypere
G de Cuypere*
Affiliation:
Dept of Psychiatry, University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B-9000Gent, Belgium
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Summary

Schizophrenics with “symptomatic trans-sexualism” may present themselves with the request for sex reassignment surgery. Two case reports illustrate that DSM III-R diagnosis for trans-sexualism offers insufficient guidelines for therapy management. The relation between schizophrenia and trans-sexualism is discussed.

Keywords

schizophreniatrans-sexualismsex reassignment surgery
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Short communication
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European Psychiatry , Volume 8 , Issue 3 , 1993 , pp. 163 - 167
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Copyright © Elsevier, Paris 1993

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