NDLI: Is Gender Identity Disorder in Children a Mental Disorder?

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Author	Bartlett, Nancy H. Vasey, Paul L. Bukowski, William M.
Copyright Year	2000
Abstract	Empirical studies were evaluated to determine whether Gender Identity Disorder (GID) in children meets the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-4th Edition (DSM-IV, American Psychiatric Association, 1994) definitional criteria of mental disorder. Specifically, we examined whether GID in children is associated with (a) present distress; (b) present disability; (c) a significantly increased risk of suffering death, pain, disability, or an important loss of freedom; and if (d) GID represents dysfunction in the individual or is simply deviant behavior or a conflict between the individual and society. The evaluation indicates that children who experience a sense of inappropriateness in the culturally prescribed gender role of their sex but do not experience discomfort with their biological sex should not be considered to have GID. Because of flaws in the DSM-IV definition of mental disorder, and limitations of the current research base, there is insufficient evidence to make any conclusive statement regarding children who experience discomfort with their biological sex. The concluding recommendation is that, given current knowledge, the diagnostic category of GID in children in its current form should not appear in future editions of the DSM.
Starting Page	753
Ending Page	785
Page Count	33
File Format	PDF
ISSN	03600025
Journal	Sex Roles
Volume Number	43
Issue Number	11-12
e-ISSN	15732762
Language	English
Publisher	Kluwer Academic Publishers-Plenum Publishers
Publisher Date	2000-01-01
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Interdisciplinary Studies Anthropology/Archaeometry Sociology Developmental Psychology Social Psychology
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Gender Studies Developmental and Educational Psychology Social Psychology

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