Graduate Program, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Ramiro Barcelos 2250, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Residency Program in Psychiatry, Hospital de Clíicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil.
Arch Sex Behav. 2020 Feb;49(2):787-791. doi: 10.1007/s10508-019-01601-0. Epub 2019 Dec 13.
We present a case of a 32-year-old natal male seeking medical follow-up care, due to gender dysphoria (GD) along with other complaints (depressive symptoms, anxiety, and suicidal ideation). The attending team chose interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), with a focus on role transition in order to help her. The patient presented a favorable trajectory throughout treatment and demonstrated personal growth one year after treatment. To our knowledge, little was found in the literature on the use of IPT in the treatment of those with GD; we also did not find any other publication or case report using IPT exclusively to treat the problems accompanying role transition. Psychotherapy was not intended to change the gender identity of this individual. However, further studies will be required to explore possible benefits of IPT for GD treatment.
我们报告了一例 32 岁的男性，因性别焦虑（GD）和其他问题（抑郁症状、焦虑和自杀意念）寻求医疗随访。治疗团队选择人际心理治疗（IPT），重点是角色转换，以帮助她。患者在整个治疗过程中表现出良好的轨迹，并在治疗一年后表现出个人成长。据我们所知，IPT 在 GD 治疗中的应用在文献中很少见；我们也没有发现任何其他使用 IPT 专门治疗伴随角色转换的问题的出版物或案例报告。心理治疗并不是为了改变这个人的性别认同。然而，需要进一步的研究来探索 IPT 对 GD 治疗的可能益处。
