Psychiatric Axis I Comorbidities among Patients with Gender Dysphoria

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Objectives.

Cooccurring psychiatric disorders influence the outcome and prognosis of gender dysphoria.

The aim of this study is to assess psychiatric comorbidities in a group of patients.

Methods.

Eighty-three patients requesting sex reassignment surgery (SRS) were recruited and assessed through the Persian Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I disorders (SCID-I).

Results.

Fifty-seven (62.7%) patients had at least one psychiatric comorbidity.

Major depressive disorder (33.7%), specific phobia (20.5%), and adjustment disorder (15.7%) were the three most prevalent disorders.

Conclusion.

Consistent with most earlier researches, the majority of patients with gender dysphoria had psychiatric Axis I comorbidity.