Symptomatic trans-sexualism.
A 24-year-old male schizophrenic had a delusion that he was female and had lived his life as a woman for almost two years. Unlike the only other reported case, his 'symptomatic trans-sexualism' responded to the effective treatment of his schizophrenia.
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Highcroft Hospital, Birmingham.
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D000328:Adult; D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; D003702:Delusions; D005476:Fluphenazine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D012559:Schizophrenia / Q000188:drug therapy; D012565:Schizophrenic Psychology; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000523:psychology*
D003692:Delayed-Action Preparations; C011825:fluphenazine depot; D005476:Fluphenazine