Title of article :
An Increased Presence of Male Personalities in DissociativeIdentity Disorder after Initiating Testosterone Therapy
Author/Authors :
Krayem, Bassem Henry Ford Health System - Department of Psychiatry- Detroit - Michigan, USA , Mun, Monique Henry Ford Health System - Department of Psychiatry- Detroit - Michigan, USA , Gautam, Mohan Henry Ford Health System - Department of Psychiatry- Detroit - Michigan, USA , Maan, Renee Henry Ford Health System - Department of Psychiatry- Detroit - Michigan, USA
Abstract :
Patients with gender dysphoria (GD) report significant dissociative symptoms and are found to have a high prevalence of a dissociativedisorder of any kind. When GD patients elect to undergo cross-sex hormone therapy, there is a significant reduction in dissociativesymptoms. However, to the best of our knowledge, there are no known case reports that describe an alteration of personalities indissociative identity disorder after initiating cross-sex hormone therapy. Thus, we present a case of a 20-year-old transgender malewith GD, whom after initiating cross-sex hormone therapy with testosterone experienced an increased presence of his existingmale personalities
Keywords :
Increased Presence , Male Personalities , Dissociative Identity Disorder , Initiating Testosterone Therapy , GD
Journal title :
Case Reports in Psychiatry
