James Barrett

Transsexual and Other Disorders of Gender Identity

A Practical Guide to Management

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

For the vast majority of children acquiring speech and language skills is an effortless process

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Oktober 1999
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 526g
• ISBN-13: 9781857757194
• ISBN-10: 185775719X
• Artikelnr.: 42302938

Autorenporträt

James Barrettis a consultant psychiatrist and lead clinician at the CharingCross Gender Identity Clinic. This is the oldest and largest gender identity clinic inthe world.He has worked in this field since 1987, and since that time has dealt withapproximately two and a half thousand patients.

Inhaltsangabe

Second opinions. Part 1: The referral process and screening. Referrals.
Diagnosis. Categorisation and differential diagnoses. Dealing with the
differentials. Challenging patient types and circumstances. Part 2: The
real life experience. Common issues. Challenging patients and
circumstances. Part 3: Non-surgical treatments. Speech and language
therapy. The practical management of hormonal treatment in adults with
gender dysphoria. Part 4: Surgical treatments for born males. Feminisation
of the larynx and voice. Breasts. Genital surgery. Advice for patients
undergoing vaginoplasty and vulvoplasty. Part 5: Surgical treatments for
born females. Breasts. Phalloplasty. Part 6: Post-op psychological follow
up. Relationships. Reversion to former gender role after GRS. Part 7: Legal
issues. The Gender Recognition Act. Military service. Religious matters.
Fertility issues.