Psychiatric Analysis about Transsexuals
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
; : 705-712, 2007.
Artículo
en Coreano
| WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
| ID: wpr-97708
Biblioteca responsable:
WPRO
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Transsexualism is considered to be the extreme end of the spectrum of gender identity disorders characterized by, among other things, a pursuit of sex reassignment surgery(SRS). We evaluated psychologic status, health-related quality of life in female-to-male (FTM), male-to-female(MTF) transgender individuals.METHODS:
We used the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, Beck Anxiety Inventory, Beck Depression Inventory, Moudsley obsessive-compulsive Inventory, SCL-90-R, Short-Form 36-Question Health Survey version 2(SF-36v2). We enrolled 40 transsexual participants.RESULTS:
Analysis of quality of life health concepts demonstrated statistically significant(p<0.01) diminished quality of life among the transsexual participants as compared to the Korea male and female population. FTM transgender participants reported more higher hostile, phobic than MTF transgenders. Overall, in all psychologic status examination, Transgender individuals are within normal population boundary. On all category, result is improved post-operatively.CONCLUSION:
Transgender participants reported mental status within normal boundary. SRS improved their quality of life and mental stability.
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Base de datos:
WPRIM (Pacífico Occidental)
Asunto principal:
Ansiedad
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Calidad de Vida
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Transexualidad
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Encuestas Epidemiológicas
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Depresión
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Personas Transgénero
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Identidad de Género
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Corea (Geográfico)
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MMPI
Aspecto:
Preferencia del paciente
Límite:
Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Coreano
Revista:
Journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons
Año:
2007
Tipo del documento:
Artículo