Volkan V D, Masri A
Blue Ridge Hospital, University of Virginia Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA 22910.
Am J Psychother. 1989 Jan;43(1):92-107. doi: 10.1176/appi.psychotherapy.1989.43.1.92.
Characteristics by which to classify a woman as authentically transsexual are offered from earlier investigations and supplemented by findings from recent work with this type of patient. Developmental issues are discussed and six psychodynamic accompaniments listed. A case demonstrates how to identify the true female transsexual and how to understand her psychological processes.