title: Transvestism as a Symptom: A Case Series.
abstract: Transvestism, commonly termed as cross-dressing, means to dress in the clothing of opposite sex. We describe a series of three cases with transvestism as one of their primary complaints. The discussion sheds light on the various ways in which transvestism as a symptom can present in Psychiatry. In the first two cases, there was lower intelligence. In first and third case, there were other paraphilia along with transvestism. Second case had co-morbid obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and had good response to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Jagadguru Jayadeva Murugarajendra Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Anupama
authors.affiliation: Senior Specialist, District Hospital, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: K H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Gangadhar
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Jagadguru Jayadeva Murugarajendra Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: Vandana B
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Shetty
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, Jagadguru Jayadeva Murugarajendra Medical College, Davangere, Karnataka, India.
authors.forename: P Bhadja
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Dip
keywords: Cross-dressing; paraphilia; transvestism