Medical Journal of the Islamic Republic Of Iran
مجله پزشکی جمهوری اسلامی ایران
Med J Islam Repub Iran
Medical Sciences
http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir
2
journal2
1016-1430
2251-6840
8
10.18869/mjiri
14
8888
13
en
jalali
1392
10
1
gregorian
2014
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28
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online
1
fulltext
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The frequency of personality disorders in patients with gender identity disorder
Psychiatry
Psychiatry
Original Research
Original Research
<p> <strong> Background </strong>:Co-morbid psychiatric disorders affect prognosis, psychosocial adjustment and post-surgery satisfaction in patients with gender identity disorder. In this paper, we assessed the frequency of personality disorders in Iranian GID patients. </p><p> <strong> Methods </strong>: Seventy- three patients requesting sex reassignment surgery (SRS) were recruited for this cross- sectional study. Of the participants, 57.5% were biologically male and 42.5% were biologically female. They were assessed through the Millon Clinical Multiaxial Inventory II (MCMI- II). </p><p> <strong> Results </strong>: The frequency of personality disorders was 81.4%. The most frequent personality disorder was narcissistic personality disorder (57.1%) and the least was borderline personality disorder. The average number of diagnoses was 3.00 per patient. </p><p> <strong> Conclusion </strong>: The findings of this study revealed that the prevalence of personality disorders was higher among the participants, and the most frequent personality disorder was narcissistic personality disorder (57.1%), and borderline personality disorder was less common among the studied patients. </p>
Personality disorder, Gender identity disorder.
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http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1-722&slc_lang=en&sid=1
Azadeh
Mazaheri Meybodi
mazaheri.azadeh@yahoo.com
200319475328460013235
200319475328460013235
No
Shahid- Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Ahmad
Hajebi
hajebi.ahmad@gmail.com
200319475328460013236
200319475328460013236
No
Mental Health Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran.
Atefeh
Ghanbari Jolfaei
draghj@yahoo.com
200319475328460013237
200319475328460013237
Yes
Minimally Invasive Surgery Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.