title: Assessment of gender variance in children.
abstract: This article focuses on the assessment of children who display gender-atypical behavior and, perhaps, identity. The aim is to provide an overview of assessment techniques that can be used clinically with children who show this behavioral pattern and that complement the routine use of DSM-IV criteria for the diagnosis of gender identity disorder in clinical practice. It will also provide an overview of some common approaches to the assessment of other types of behavioral and socioemotional issues that may require clinical attention in these youngsters.
authors: Gender Identity Service, Child, Youth, and Family Program, Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, 250 College Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ken_Zucker@camh.net
authors: Kenneth J
authors: KJ
authors: Zucker
authors: Hayley
authors: H
authors: Wood
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology