Meanings of gender identity disorder in English

Many dislike the psychological term gender identity disorder because it suggests something is wrong.

Sara-Jane, formerly Thomas, came to terms with gender identity disorder.

Background: Research into the relationship between gender identity disorder and psychiatric problems has shown contradictory results.

Aims: To investigate psychiatric problems in adults fulfilling DSM-IV-TR criteria for a diagnosis of gender identity disorder.

Kosilek, according to court records, has suffered from gender identity disorder since he was a small child.

Transgendered people are those who have had gender reassignment surgery and treatment, having being diagnosed with gender identity disorder.

Conclusions: People with gender identity disorder show more psychiatric problems than the general population; mostly affective and anxiety problems are found.

SURGERY After Mbugua's 2008 suicide attempt, doctors diagnosed her with gender identity disorder and arranged for surgery to change her sex.

I'm 49 but I was only diagnosed with gender identity disorder (GID) in 2003.

There are few health professionals in the State available to treat people diagnosed with gender identity disorder, a symposium in Dublin heard yesterday.

Thai universities have allowed transgender students to dress as women for official documents and graduation ceremonies on grounds of having gender identity disorder.

An Axis II diagnosis was found in 15% of all individuals with gender identity disorder, which is comparable to the general population.

A group representing people with gender identity disorder has criticised the Government's lack of progress on implementing recommendations made in a report issued in 2004.

Results: In 38% of the individuals with gender identity disorder a current DSM-IV-TR Axis I diagnosis was found, mainly affective disorders and anxiety disorders.

Transgender people are those suffering from a condition called Gender Identity Disorder, where their psychological identify is different from that suggested by their physical characteristics.

Gender reassignment or "sex-change" surgery is a treatment for gender identity disorder and involves the reconstruction of genitalia to resemble that of the opposite sex.