Psychological Support, Puberty Suppression, and Psychosocial Functioning in Adolescents with Gender Dysphoria

ConclusionPsychological support and puberty suppression were both associated with an improved global psychosocial functioning in GD adolescents. Both these interventions may be considered effective in the clinical management of psychosocial functioning difficulties in GD adolescents. Costa R, Dunsford M, Skagerberg E, Holt V, Carmichael P, Colizzi M. Psychological support, puberty suppression, and psychosocial functioning in adolescents with gender dysphoria. J Sex Med **;**:**–**.

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Source: The Journal of Sexual Medicine - November 9, 2015 Category: Sexual Medicine Authors: Rosalia Costa, Michael Dunsford, Elin Skagerberg, Victoria Holt, Polly Carmichael, Marco Colizzi Tags: Original Research Source Type: research