Biomaterial Database

Transsexualism and social attitudes. A case report. 1976

S P Jonas

After a brief review of the literature, a case of a male-to-female transsexual, with a 4-year follow-up, is presented. The etiological factors and some social responses to this pathology are discussed.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009519	New York City	City located at the mouth of the Hudson River, in New York State.
D003863	Depression	Depressive states usually of moderate intensity in contrast with MAJOR DEPRESSIVE DISORDER present in neurotic and psychotic disorders.	Depressive Symptoms,Emotional Depression,Depression, Emotional,Depressive Symptom,Symptom, Depressive
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328	Adult	A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available.	Adults
D001294	Attitude to Health	Public attitudes toward health, disease, and the medical care system.	Health Attitude,Attitude, Health,Attitudes, Health,Health Attitudes,Health, Attitude to
D012652	Self Mutilation	The act of injuring one's own body to the extent of cutting off or permanently destroying a limb or other essential part of a body.	Autotomy Human,Self Mutilating Behavior,Autotomy Humans,Behavior, Self Mutilating,Mutilating Behavior, Self,Mutilation, Self,Self Mutilating Behaviors
D013405	Suicide	The act of killing oneself.	Suicides
D014189	Transsexualism	Expression of a GENDER IDENTITY inconsistent with, or not culturally-associated with the gender assigned to an individual at birth, combined with the desire to permanently transition to the gender with which they identify.	Gender Fluidity,Transexualism,Transgenderism,Fluidity, Gender,Gender Fluidities,Transexualisms