Gender dysphoria and personality disorders: associations with proceeding to and discontinuing medical gender reassignment
Personality disorders may be linked to challenges in forming a stable gender identity, potentially reducing the likelihood of initiating medical GR. However, once treatment begins, PD does not appear to increase the risk of discontinuation.
Authors
- Riittakerttu Kaltiala‐Heino (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2783-3892)
- Tommi Tolmunen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5359-4680)
- Aino K. Mattila (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0052-2306)
- Marja Kaila-Vanhatalo
Institutions
- Tampere University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- University of Eastern Finland (FI)
- Finland University (FI)
- Tampere University Hospital (FI)
- Tampere University (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Nordic Journal of Psychiatry
- Published
- 2025-09-18
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/08039488.2025.2558931
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00