Gender Identity Disorder And Psychosexual Problems In Children And adolescents [Hardcover]

Zucker. (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0898622662 | ISBN-13: 978-0898622669 | Publication Date: October 13, 1995 | Edition: 1

This unique volume provides an overview of the most recent clinical work and research on gender identity disorder and psychosexual problems in children and adolescents. The extant literature is integrated with findings from the authors' own clinical research which incorporates the largest sample of children with gender identity disorder ever studied. Reflecting the authors' years of expertise in assessing and treating this population, this detailed work includes information on the disorder's core phenomenology, epidemiology, diagnosis and assessment, associated psychopathology, treatment, and long?term follow?up. Special attention is paid to the most recent research on the etiology of gender identity disorder and allied psychosexual phenomena, including transvestic fetishism, and the development of sexual orientation. Detailed clinical case material is included throughout.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A classic....The findings still represent current thinking and findings in the specialty of gender identity today, some 15 years after the date in which this text was introduced to the professional community and public....The volume is invaluable to mental health professionals in that Zucker and Bradley, psychologist and psychiatrist, team up to debunk certain misconceptions and to provide a detailed analysis of gender identity disorder in both boys and girls....The inclusion of children's artwork together with case examples and clinical rating forms are exceptionally helpful for purposes of diagnosis....The book is extremely well written and well documented." - Abe Worenklein, American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2011

About the Author

Kenneth J. Zucker, Ph.D., is Head of the Child and Adolescent Gender Identity Clinic and Psychologist-in-Charge at the Child and Family Studies Centre, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. He is also Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Toronto.

Susan J. Bradley, M.D., is Psychiatrist-in-Chief at the Hospital for Sick Children and Head of the Division of Child Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. She is the Consultant Psychiatrist at the Child and Adolescent Gender Identity Clinic, Child and Family Studies Centre, of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 440 pages
• Publisher: Guilford Press; 1 edition (October 13, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0898622662
• ISBN-13: 978-0898622669
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,118,006 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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19 of 26 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sensitive and intelligent work that shouldn't be ignored., October 11, 1999

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This review is from: Gender Identity Disorder And Psychosexual Problems In Children And adolescents (Hardcover)

It is a blessing that we live in an age where the subject of gender identity disorder can be discussed in such an intelligent and scholarly manner. It is a blessing because there are many individuals who suffer from said disorder and often go untreated. Those who are unhappy and seeking enlightenment on the topic of gender identity would benefit tremendously from this work, which offers a glimpse of hope in the form of the unbiased compassion of authors Zucker and Bradley. This is not, I repeat not a work to be feared and distrusted. It is a book of hope for many.

18 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Credible and Reliable Reference Source, February 12, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Gender Identity Disorder And Psychosexual Problems In Children And adolescents (Hardcover)

Written by two world-renowned authorities on childhood gender conflicts, this book is a well-researched reference for counselors, teachers, therapists and other trained professionals whose clients include homosexual adolescents and pre-homosexual children. Though somewhat technical, Zucker and Bradley's work is also recommended to parents and guardians whose children are struggling with gender-related difficulties. The authors provide case studies, a thoughtful discussion of ethical issues, and an exhaustive compilation of clinical and empirical research data.
This book thoroughly investigates why some children, as early as age 2, become unhappy with their biological genders and begin to identify with the opposite sex. If left untreated, these children often become gay, lesbian, bisexual or transsexual in later life. Zucker and Bradley suggest a different outcome is possible when appropriate mental health services are provided at an early age. When children are instilled with self-esteem that includes acceptance of their genetic identities, gender conflicts tend to dissipate, the likelihood of future homosexuality diminishes, and the child's overall well-being is enhanced.
Informative and well written, this book deals with a sensitive subject in a fair, balanced, scientifically objective and politically neutral manner. I recommend it to anyone whose policies and choices affect children in general and gender dysphoric children in particular.

12 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent sourcebook for clinicians working with GID issues, January 19, 2003

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This review is from: Gender Identity Disorder And Psychosexual Problems In Children And adolescents (Hardcover)

This is an excellent sourcebook which makes a valiant attempt to present the related issues in a fair manner. For those of us who encounter GID persons in our work, this piece of scholarship offers some guideposts in an ethically, dilemma-ridden, area of clinical practice. These authors thrust themselves into the thick of it and lay out the facts behind each argument they present. I learned a tremendous amount from reading this book. I disagree with the prior writer who stated that the authors advocate ways of reducing the likelihood of homosexuality as in the opening chapter they cite Freud's admonition to theorists who would only look at homosexuality as the only [] oreintation in need of examination. The tone of the authors reflects their belief that being heterosexual is easier in this culture and that parents usually want what is going to make their childrens' lives easier. This book does not simply accept homophobic hateful "scholarship" as truth, but attempts to maximize the readers access to different ways of understanding the subject topic.