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The Praeger Handbook of Transsexuality: Changing Gender to Match Mindset (Sex, Love, and Psychology)

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For several years, there has been a need for an encyclopaedic work which summarises the state of our knowledge in this field.
Recent work by Gooren et al has revolutionised our understanding of this much-misunderstood phenomenon, yet the word hasn't always gotten out to all practitioners in the fields of psychiatry and psychology. There has also been a distressing amount of "Bad Science" and even fraudulent data reporting in the field in the past.

This book remedies that lack of accurate information.

Despite being filled with facts and figures, with scientific justification for the conclusions therein, it's easy enough for any layperson to read. As such, it will be very useful for non-specialist general medical practioners confronting the problem for the first time, as well as councellors, psychologists and psychiatrists.

Because it is so easy to understand, despite the density of the information, it is also helpful to transsexual people themselves, their friends, relatives, and employers, in aiding them in understanding this biological and psychological phenomenon.

I would recommend that any religious or secular councelling service, gender clinic, or advice bureau have at least one copy on their shelves, as there is a great deal of misinformation out there about the subject. This book corrects that.

Chapters Include:
Transsexuality : History, Viewpoints and Prevelance
The Biological Basis of Gender Identity Formation
The Psychological Basis of Gender Identity Formation
Gender Differences in Cognition, Personality and Social Behaviour
Interesting Correlates of Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation
Psychological Assessment of Transsexualism
Transsexualism as a Medical Condition
Psychological Effects of Hormone Therapy
Hormone Therapy
Surgical Procedures
Ancillary Procedures
Intersex Conditions
Family and Social Issues
Legal Issues
Conclusions and Future Prospects

In summary, an easily understood encyclopaedic text on the subject, giving an accurate summary of all we know about this phenomenon to date.

Detailed, a great resource on changing gender as well as thought provoking about what gender is about.