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T Höjerback

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PubMed1993

Personality traits and disorders among transsexuals.

A group of transsexuals, 9 biological men and 10 women, was assessed according to clinical DSM-III-R diagnosis and a self-report instrument for Axis II diagnoses based on the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-III-R (SCID screen). A control group of 133 individuals was assessed by the same instrument. Combined with a functional criterion according to the Global Assessment of Functioning, the SCID screen showed good agreement with clinical Axis II diagnoses. The overall proportion of Axis II criteria fulfilled, proportion of criteria fulfilled for every single personality disorder and number of personality disorders were calculated from the modified version of the SCID screen. Personality disorders, mainly within cluster B, were identified among 5 of 19 transsexuals, and a majority had multiple personality disorders. Among controls, no personality disorder was identified. Personality traits as measured by the SCID screen revealed significantly more subthreshold pathology among transsexuals than controls in 8 of 12 personality categories. The proportion of overall Axis II criteria fulfilled was 29% among transsexuals versus 17% among controls. Sex differences among transsexuals, the usefulness of the SCID screen and diagnostic problems in DSM-III-R with respect to gender identity disorders are discussed.

Adult↗
PubMed1990

One hundred impotent men.

One hundred men complaining of poor or absent erectile capacity were investigated with a multidisciplinary approach. Their median age was 47 years. Mainly organic causes of the erectile failure were found in 27 and mainly psychologic in 40 cases, while factors of both types contributed in 33 cases. Vascular disorder was present in 20 men, including (functional) vasoconstriction in eight. Among 24 men with serum testosterone below 15 nmol/l the incidence of arterial disease, alcoholism and partner-related problems was significantly higher than in those with higher testosterone levels. Most psychologic factors were in general intrapsychic (affecting only the patient himself), while a minority were dyadic (related to the partner).

Erectile Dysfunction↗
PubMed1989

Etiologic aspects of impotence in diabetes.

An investigation of 37 diabetics with impotence (15) or erectile difficulties (22) is presented. On average two significant abnormalities per patient were found. Ranked in order of incidence, the causes were as follows: 1) Combination of neuropathy and psychosocial factors, 2) combination of neuropathy and vascular disease, 3) peripheral neuropathy only, 4) combination of hormonal imbalance and psychosocial factors, 5) combination of three or more defects, and 6) penile vascular disease or psychosocial problems only, or hormonal imbalance combined with peripheral neuropathy.

Diabetic Angiopathies↗
PubMed1979

Impotence, smoking, and beta-blocking drugs.

Four patients complaining of erectile dysfunction and using tobacco or propranolol were examined with penile blood pressure measurements and Doppler recordings, calculating the penile acceleration ratio (PAR). After a change in regimen, erectile capacity was restored, PAR returned to normal, and blood pressure measurements revealed increased systolic penile blood pressure in three patients. The changes, especially in PAR, indicate a marked penile vascular reaction during smoking and beta-blocking treatment in these men.

Adult↗
PubMed1979

Parental contact in male and female transsexuals.

The parental contact reported by 12 biologically male and 12 biologically female transsexuals was compared with that reported by control subjects (109 conscripts in the Swedish Army; 101 pregnant nulliparous women). Parental contact was estimated for three different periods: 1) childhood, 2) adolescence, 3) the year before investigation. Transsexual patients generally reported less satisfactory relations to both parents than same-sexed control subjects. A pattern characterized by warm and intense contact with the cross-sexed parent and poor contact with the same-sexed one was observed in about half of the male transsexuals, but not in the female ones. Our findings suggest that disturbed emotional relations to the parents may be one contributory cause in the development of transsexualism and are in accordance with the hypothesis that gender identity grows out of an interaction of biological and environmental factors.

Adolescent↗