Comparative psychiatric status of male applicants for sexual reassignment surgery, jejunoileal bypass surgery, and psychiatric outpatient treatment
- 1 November 1976
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in The Journal of Sex Research
- Vol. 12 (4) , 315-320
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00224497609550949
Abstract
MMPI data from persons seeking sexual reassignment surgery, jejunoileal bypass surgery and outpatient psychiatric care are compared. Results reinforce previous empirical evidence in failing to suggest that crossed gender identity and morbid obesity are symptomatic of psychiatric disorder.Keywords
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- MMPI Profiles of Obese Men and Six other Diagnostic CategoriesPsychological Reports, 1966