title: The association of gender identity disorder with parental separation.
abstract: 56 boys diagnosed with gender disturbance, ages 3 to 18 yr. (mean age 8.4 yr.), were classified according to family structure. The proportion of gender-disturbed subjects separated from one or both parents (66%) was significantly higher than the 35% to 48% separated from one or both parents in comparable US general population statistics.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Rekers
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Swihart
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004243:Divorce / Q000523:psychology*; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D008297:Male; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D012307:Risk Factors; D012931:Social Environment