title: Personality disorders in persons with gender identity disorder.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Investigations in the field of gender identity disorder (GID) have been mostly related to psychiatric comorbidity and severe psychiatric disorders, but have focused less on personality and personality disorders (PDs).
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  The aim of the study was to assess the presence of PDs in persons with GID as compared to cisgendered (a cisgender person is a person who is content to remain the gender they were assigned at birth) heterosexuals, as well as to biological sex.
  
  
  METHODS
  The study sample consisted of 30 persons with GID and 30 cisgendered heterosexuals from the general population. The assessment of PDs was conducted by application of the self-administered Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis II PDs (SCID-II).
  
  
  RESULTS
  Persons with GID compared to cisgender heterosexuals have higher presence of PDs, particularly Paranoid PD, avoidant PDs, and comorbid PDs. In addition, MtF (transwomen are people assigned male at birth who identify as women) persons are characterized by a more severe psychopathological profile.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Assessment of PDs in persons with GID is of great importance as it comprises a key part of personalized treatment plan tailoring, as well as a prognostic factor for sex-reassignment surgery (SRS) outcome.
authors: Clinic of Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
authors: Dragana
authors: D
authors: Duišin
authors: Clinic of Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia ; Department of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
authors: Borjanka
authors: B
authors: Batinić
authors: Clinic of Psychiatry, Clinical Centre of Serbia, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
authors: Jasmina
authors: J
authors: Barišić
authors: Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
authors: Miroslav L
authors: ML
authors: Djordjevic
authors: Clinic of Endocrinology, Clinical Centre of Serbia, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
authors: Svetlana
authors: S
authors: Vujović
authors: Children's Hospital, School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, 11000 Belgrade, Serbia.
authors: Marta
authors: M
authors: Bizic
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000523:psychology*; D008875:Middle Aged; D010554:Personality Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000503:physiopathology*