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Trastorno de identidad de género - Symptom

Nombres alternativos

Transexualismo

Síntomas:

Los síntomas pueden variar por edades y son afectados por el ambiente social de la persona. Pueden abarcar los siguientes:

Niños:

  • Tienen desagrado por sus propios genitales
  • Son rechazados por sus compañeros y se sienten aislados
  • Creen que ellos crecerán y llegarán a ser del sexo opuesto
  • Sufren depresión o ansiedad
  • Dicen que desean pertenecer al sexo opuesto

Adultos:

  • Se visten como si fueran del sexo opuesto
  • Se sienten aislados
  • Sufren depresión o ansiedad
  • Desean vivir como una persona del sexo opuesto
  • Desean deshacerse de sus propios genitales

Adultos o niños:

  • Cambian la forma de vestir y muestran hábitos característicos del sexo opuesto
  • Se alejan de la interacción social

Signos y exámenes:

La sensación de estar en el cuerpo del sexo o género "equivocado" debe durar al menos dos años para hacer el diagnóstico. La historia clínica y una evaluación psiquiátrica pueden confirmar el deseo constante de la persona de pertenecer al sexo opuesto. La elección del compañero puede ser del mismo sexo o del sexo opuesto.

  • Reviewed last on: 2/18/2010
  • Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, University of Washington, School of Medicine; and Michelle Benger Merrill, MD, Instructor in Clinical Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Shafer LC. Sexual disorders and sexual dysfunction. In: Stern TA, Rosenbaum JF, Fava M, Biederman J, Rauch SL, eds. Massachusetts General Hospital Comprehensive Clinical Psychiatry. 1st ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier;2008:chap 36.

Peralta L. Gender identity disorder. In: Kliegman RM, Behrman RE, Jenson HB, Stanton BF, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2007:chap 13.2.

Möller B, Schreier H, Li A, Romer G. Gender identity disorder in children and adolescents. Curr Probl Pediatr Adolesc Health Care. 2009;39:117-143.

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