Transsexual symptoms in a male child treated by a female therapist.
The literature on the psychodynamics and treatment of transsexualism indicates a pathological mother-son relationship, yet uniformly recommends a male therapist. A case of a six-year-old boy with transsexual symptoms treated by a female therapist is presented, and there is a discussion of the theory and implications arising from the case.
D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations; D010822:Physicians, Women; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods*; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*