title: The development of female transsexualism.
abstract: Characteristics by which to classify a woman as authentically transsexual are offered from earlier investigations and supplemented by findings from recent work with this type of patient. Developmental issues are discussed and six psychodynamic accompaniments listed. A case demonstrates how to identify the true female transsexual and how to understand her psychological processes.
authors.affiliation: Blue Ridge Hospital, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22910.
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Volkan
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Masri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007062:Identification, Psychological; D011574:Psychoanalytic Theory; D011575:Psychoanalytic Therapy; D011606:Psychosexual Development; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000523:psychology*