{"product_id":"9781468447866","title":"Gender Dysphoria: Development, Research, Management","description":"\u003ch1\u003eGender Dysphoria: Development, Research, Management\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSteiner, Betty W.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the decade-and-a-half since I coedited Transsexualism and Sex Reassignment (Green \u0026amp; Money, 1969), remarkable changes have occurred with Harry Ben­ jamin's \"transsexual phenomenon\" (1966). Formerly, when writing about this condition in scientific journals, it was necessary to define the term transsex­ ualism. Now the lay public recognizes it. Even the American Psychiatric Asso­ ciation acknowledges it as a \"disorder,\" with its inclusion in the Third Edition of its Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (1980). Although this \"elevation\" to the status of mental illness may seem a Pyrrhic victory, it is a recognition of the legitimacy of transsexual ism as a source of human suffering. The controversy that surrounded the decisions in the early patient cases to perform sex-change surgery has largely dissipated. The cries of \"collusion with delusion,\" principally from psychoanalysts, have quieted. The dire predictions of psychosis and\/or suicide following surgery as the \"last psychic defenses are cut away\" have almost never been realized. By contrast, many postoperative patients consider the surgery to have been life-saving. Medical centers worldwide have incorporated programs for evaluating and treating persons requesting sex reas­ signment. Elaborate guidelines for patient management have been developed by an international organization of health care professionals (Harry Benjamin Inter­ national Gender Dysphoria Association, 1981). Harry Benjamin's child has come of age.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2012-03-22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9781468447866\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4684-4784-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 229.0cm x152.0cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 448.0\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44422456934540,"sku":"9781468447866","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781468447866.jpg?v=1756265712","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781468447866","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}