title: [Gender dysphoria in adolescents: difficulties in treatment].
abstract: In many children and adolescents with gender dysphoria only minor or no psychopathology is found. 43% of patients seen in the Frankfurt University Gender Identity Clinic for children and adolescents suffer from major psychopathology. To demonstrate difficulties in treatment of these patients courses of treatment in four such patients are presented. In two natal females major psychopathology made decision for reassignment very difficult. Two natal males were in addition not able to follow recommended treatment steps, in these patients diagnostic doubts arose.
authors.forename: Bernd
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meyenburg
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D020817:Asperger Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002659:Child Development Disorders, Pervasive / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D015897:Comorbidity; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005783:Gender Identity; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007179:Incest / Q000523:psychology; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D009771:Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy; D010044:Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; D011599:Psychopathology; D057829:Gender-Affirming Procedures / Q000523:psychology; D012917:Social Adjustment; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D014167:Transference, Psychology; D014189:Transsexualism / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones