The Term "Transvestism"
- 1 March 1971
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of General Psychiatry
- Vol. 24 (3) , 230-237
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archpsyc.1971.01750090036005
Abstract
Current terminology in psychiatry has accepted "transvestism" not only as a term, but also as a diagnosis. A review is presented of clinical data on behavior which is classified as "transvestism" as it is used in the literature. In each case I suggest that it is wrongly being used as a diagnosis and not as a symptom of deeper-lying psychological disorders.Keywords
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