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Psychological burdens are associated with young male transsexuals in Korea

  1. TAE-SUK KIM md 1,
  2. YOUNG-HOON CHEON md 2,
  3. CHI-UN PAE md , phd1,*,
  4. JUNG-JIN KIM md , phd1,
  5. CHANG-UK LEE md , phd1,
  6. SU-JUNG LEE md , phd1,
  7. IN-HO PAIK md , phd1,
  8. CHUL LEE md , phd1

Article first published online: 15 MAR 2006

DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2006.01525.x

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Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volume 60, Issue 4, pages 417–421, August 2006

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KIM, T.-S., CHEON, Y.-H., PAE, C.-U., KIM, J.-J., LEE, C.-U., LEE, S.-J., PAIK, I.-H. and LEE, C. (2006), Psychological burdens are associated with young male transsexuals in Korea. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 60: 417–421. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1819.2006.01525.x

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  1. 1

    Department of Psychiatry, Kangnam St. Mary’s Hospital, Catholic University of Korea College of Medicine, Seoul, and

  2. 2

    Department of Psychiatry, Inchon Chamsarang Hospital, Kyunggi, Korea

*Chi-Un Pae, MD, PhD, Department of Psychiatry, Kangnam St. Mary’s Hospital, The Catholic University of Korea, College of Medicine, 505 Banpo-Dong, Seocho-Gu, Seoul 137-701, Korea. Email: pae@catholic.ac.kr

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 15 MAR 2006
  2. Article first published online: 15 MAR 2006
  3. Received 19 May 2005; revised 12 December 2005; accepted 22 January 2006.

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Keywords:

  • depression;
  • family relationship;
  • self-esteem;
  • social anxiety;
  • transsexual

Abstract  The purpose of this study was to compare differences of the psychological burdens between young male transsexuals and age–gender matched non-transsexuals with standardized psychiatric rating scales in Korea. A total of 43 biologically unrelated young male transsexuals and 49 age–gender matched non-transsexuals participated in the study. All subjects completed Beck’s Depression Inventory (BDI), Social Avoidance and Distress Scale (SADS), Self-Esteem Scale (SES) and Family Adaptability and Cohesion Evaluation Scale (FACES-III). The transsexuals showed significantly higher scores on the BDI (P < 0.0001) and SADS (P = 0.002) and lower scores on the SES (P < 0.0001) and Adaptability and Cohesion subscales (P = 0.016 and P < 0.0001, respectively) of the FACES-III than those of the non-transsexuals. The present study found young male transsexuals may be potentially vulnerable to develop psychiatric and familial problems in comparison with non-transsexuals, at least in Korea, although methodological limitations exist. Further well-designed researches should be launched to confirm this preliminary study.

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