title: Transsexual development of a patient with Klinefelter's syndrome.
abstract: Although the psychosexual development of patients with Klinefelter's syndrome is often delayed, the sexual identity is generally male. This paper reports on a 56-year-old patient whose initially good psychosocial integration gave way to a transsexual development with a meanwhile clearcut female sexual identity as the consequence of a personal crisis situation. This case report illustrates the interaction of biological and psychodynamic etiological factors.
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychiatrie der Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität, Münster, Deutschland.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Seifert
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Windgassen
mesh_terms: D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000235:genetics; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007713:Klinefelter Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014189:Transsexualism