Roback H B, Felleman E S, Abramowitz S I
Arch Sex Behav. 1984 Apr;13(2):141-53. doi: 10.1007/BF01542148.
Directors of coordinators of a cross-section of North American Gender Identity Clinics provided descriptive information on 1,637 sex-change applicants and psychosocial, psychosexual, and psychiatric data on 21 middle-aged male candidates. To determine the age relatedness of the findings, the mid-life male candidates were then compared on selected characteristics with a random sample of younger biological males seeking sexual reassignment at the Vanderbilt Gender Identity Clinic. The results are consistent with previous findings highlighting the factors at mid-life that intensify the male transsexual's desire for sexual transformation. Viewing the aging gender dysphoria patient's surgical request from a developmental perspective promotes appreciation of his predicament and informed consideration of his treatment options.
北美多家性别认同诊所的主任或协调员提供了1637名变性申请者的描述性信息，以及21名中年男性申请者的心理社会、性心理和精神方面的数据。为了确定研究结果与年龄的相关性，随后将这些中年男性申请者与范德比尔特性别认同诊所寻求性别重置的年轻生理男性随机样本在选定特征上进行了比较。结果与之前的研究结果一致，这些结果突出了中年时期加剧男性易性癖者性别转换欲望的因素。从发展的角度看待老年性别焦虑症患者的手术请求，有助于理解他的困境，并为其治疗选择提供明智的考虑。
