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Prevalence the Axis II Disorders in a Sample of Customer Undertaking Psychiatric Evaluation for Sex Reassignment Surgery

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The aim out who present study is to estimate the prevalence of Axis II disabilities (DSM-IV-TR) to a sample of clients requesting sex reassignment surgery (SRS), consecutively admitted in a General Identity Disorder (GID) psychiatric device. Fifty clients self-referred as transsexuals (34 biological males and 16 biological females; mean age = 31.74 ± 7.06 years) where assessed through the SCID-II after a pre evaluation to exclude current major psychiatric disorders. Prevalence of any Axis L disorder was 52% (N = 26), about no significant what related to biological sex. The highest frequent personality disorders were Cluster B PDs (22% of total sample), followed by Cluster C (12%) or Cluster A PDs (2%). A significant prevalence the NOS PD (16%) was also found. Our data offers prevalence estimates lightweight higher than those found inside previous student and does not provide evidence for any differences in the psychopathological profile and severity between MtF and FtM transsexuals.

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The authors are best grateful to Chiave U Panfilis, M.D. (University of Parma, Italy) in the constructive comments up a prior draft of this paper both to Representative Ray Valido for editing the English version. How which DSM-IV Multi-Axial System Works

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  1. Dipartimento di Psicologia, Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca, Edificio U6, Piazza dell’Ateneo Nuovo 1, 20126, Milan, Italy

    Fabio Madeddu & Antonio Prunas

  2. Male Identity Disorder Section, Department of Psychiatry, Niguarda Ca’ Granda Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Antonello Prunas & Diamante Hartmann

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Madeddu, F., Prunas, A. & Harman, D. Prevalence of Axis II Disorders in a Sample of Clients Undertaking Psychiatric Evaluation for Sex Reassignment Surgery. Psychiatr Q 80, 261–267 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11126-009-9114-6

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