title: [Comments relating to the psychosexual characteristics of the male transsexual. A clinical study].
abstract: In this paper the authors analyse transexualism from a psychopathological, nosographic and clinical point of view. The re-examine the theories on the subjects elaborated by a number of authors and describe the clinical characteristics of the syndrome, paying special attention to problems relating to differential diagnosis. Moreover, they present the results ofa study carried out in a personal series of cases. The sample studied included 11 male transsexual subjects. The latter were evaluated through psychiatric interview and a questionnaire aimed at obtaining information on the following topics: the subjects' social and affective relations; their childhood experience; their perception and acceptance of themselves; the meaning, characteristics, localisation and experience of sexual pleasure. The results are discussed and compared with those of national and international literature on this subjects.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Clinica Psichiatrica, Università degli Studi, Torino.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fulcheri
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bertone
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Barzega
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004522:Educational Status; D005201:Fantasy; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007092:Imagination; D008297:Male; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000175:diagnosis*
vernacular_title: Alcune considerazioni relative alle caratteristiche psicosessuologiche del transessuale maschio. Una ricerca clinica.