title: A developmental, biopsychosocial model for the treatment of children with gender identity disorder.
abstract: This article provides a summary of the therapeutic model and approach used in the Gender Identity Service at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in Toronto. The authors describe their assessment protocol, describe their current multifactorial case formulation model, including a strong emphasis on developmental factors, and provide clinical examples of how the model is used in the treatment.
authors.affiliation: Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Ken_Zucker@camh.net
authors.forename: Kenneth J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Zucker
authors.forename: Hayley
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Devita
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Susan J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bradley
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D056348:Emotional Intelligence; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009864:Ontario; D011584:Psychology; D002666:Psychology, Child; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome