Psychiatric Axis I Comorbidities among Patients with Gender Dysphoria

  • Mazaheri Meybodi A
  • Hajebi A
  • Ghanbari Jolfaei A
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Objectives . Cooccurring psychiatric disorders influence the outcome and prognosis of gender dysphoria. The aim of this study is to assess psychiatric comorbidities in a group of patients. Methods . Eighty-three patients requesting sex reassignment surgery (SRS) were recruited and assessed through the Persian Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I disorders (SCID-I). Results . Fifty-seven (62.7%) patients had at least one psychiatric comorbidity. Major depressive disorder (33.7%), specific phobia (20.5%), and adjustment disorder (15.7%) were the three most prevalent disorders. Conclusion . Consistent with most earlier researches, the majority of patients with gender dysphoria had psychiatric Axis I comorbidity.

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Mazaheri Meybodi, A., Hajebi, A., & Ghanbari Jolfaei, A. (2014). Psychiatric Axis I Comorbidities among Patients with Gender Dysphoria. Psychiatry Journal, 2014, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/971814

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