Clinician Judgment in the Diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder in Children
Authors: Ehrbar, Randall1; Witty, Marjorie2; Ehrbar, Hans3; Bockting, Walter4
Source: Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy, Volume 34, Number 5, October 2008 , pp. 385-412(28)
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Abstract:
Clinician judgment methodology was used to explore the influence of gender nonconformity and gender dysphoria on the diagnosis of children with Gender Identity Disorder (GID). A convenience sample of 73 licensed psychologists randomly received a vignette to diagnose. Vignettes varied across sex of child, gender conforming behavior, and gender dysphoria (including all possible permutations). Eight percent of respondents given a vignette involving a child who met purely behavioral criteria for GID diagnosed the child with GID. When additional information was provided, which in addition to gender nonconforming behavior the child also self-reported a cross-gender identity, this increased to 27% (significant at 5%).Document Type: Research article
DOI: 10.1080/00926230802219398
Affiliations: 1: New Leaf Services for Our Community, San Francisco, California, USA 2: Illinois School of Professional Psychology, Argosy University, Chicago, Illinois, USA 3: University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA 4: Program in Human Sexuality, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
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