A European network for the investigation of gender incongruence: The ENIGI initiative
A European network for the investigation of gender incongruence: The ENIGI initiative
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DOI：
10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.04.009
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发表时间：
2012-08-01
影响因子：
7.8
通讯作者：
Cohen-Kettenis, P. T.
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作者：
Kreukels, B. P. C.;Haraldsen, I. R.;Cohen-Kettenis, P. T.
对性别认同障碍（GID）或性别不一致（GI）的诊断亚型、合并症和治疗结果的研究显示，结果存在相当大的差异。临床/国家特定因素可能导致矛盾的结果，但从未对这些因素进行过研究。这篇文章是关于四个欧洲性别认同诊所（欧洲性别不一致调查网络[ENIGI]）的一项独特合作研究的系列报道中的第一篇。在这里，我们提出了四个诊所（阿姆斯特丹，根特，汉堡和奥斯陆）的诊断程序，标准电池的仪器，并与GI谁寻求治疗的申请人的第一个结果。申请人在四个诊所没有不同的生活状况，就业状况，性取向，和GI的感情发病年龄。然而，阿姆斯特丹和根特诊所的就诊者大多数是纳塔尔时的男性，而汉堡和奥斯陆的就诊者更多是纳塔尔时的女性。每个国家的男性申请人都比女性申请人年长，但一个国家的女性申请人有时比另一个国家的男性申请人年长。此外，四个诊所的申请人之间的教育水平不同。这些数据表明，在今后的研究中必须考虑到申请人的某些社会人口和/或文化特征。(C)2010年Elsevier Masson SAS。All rights reserved.
Studies on diagnostic subtypes of gender identity disorder (GID) or gender incongruence (GI), comorbidity and treatment outcome show considerable variability in results. Clinic/country specific factors may account for the contradictory results, but these factors have never been studied. This article is the first of a series reporting on a unique collaborative study of four European gender identity clinics (the European network for the investigation of gender incongruence [ENIGI]). Here, we present the diagnostic procedures of the four clinics (Amsterdam, Ghent, Hamburg, and Oslo), the standard battery of instruments, and the first results regarding applicants with GI who seek treatment. Applicants in the four clinics did not differ in living situation, employment status, sexual orientation, and age of onset of GI feelings. However, the Amsterdam and Ghent clinic were visited by a majority of natal males, whereas Hamburg and Oslo see more natal females. Male applicants were older than female applicants within each country, but female applicants in one country were sometimes older than male applicants in another country. Also, educational level differed between applicants of the four clinics. These data indicate that certain sociodemographic and/or cultural characteristics of applicants have to be taken into account in future studies. (C) 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.