title: [Towards an early diagnosis of gender identity disorders].
abstract: This paper deals with children's gender identity disorders on a bibliographical basis. Their etiopathogeny, their scarce but dramatical evolution towards transsexualism and their treatment are described. The record of a personal case illustrates these topics. A consistent basis, made of the various clinical patterns found by different authors is built and enriched, contributing to an earlier assessment of gender identity disorders.
authors.affiliation: Service de Psychopathologie de l'Enfant et de l'Adolescent, Hôpital Robert-Debré, Paris.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Soubieux
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dugas
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Mouren-Simeoni
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Velin
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D020018:Sexual Dysfunctions, Psychological / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology; D013997:Time Factors; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology
vernacular_title: Vers un diagnostic précoce des troubles de l'identité sexuelle.