The need to allow a change of legal sex/gender in certain cases is no longer disputed in most jurisdictions, and for European countries there is no question as to whether such a change should be allowed after the decision of the European Court of Human Rights in Goodwin v. United Kingdom (Application no. 28957/95). The question has therefore shifted to what the requirements for such a change of the legal sex/gender should be. Many jurisdictions have legislated or developed an administrative approach to changing sex/gender, but the requirements differ significantly from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, particularly with regard to age, nationality and marital status, as well as the medical and psychological requirements. The latter in some jurisdictions still include surgery and sterility as a precondition, thus potentially forcing the persons concerned to choose between the recognition of their sex/gender identity and their physical integrity.The book also examines questions that are thus far under-researched, namely what the full legal consequences of a change of legal sex/gender should be, for example with regard to existing legal relationships such as marriages and registered partnerships, but also concerning children and parentage.The Legal Status of Transsexual and Transgender Persons is the result of an international research project, including not only national reports from 14 European and non-European jurisdictions but also two chapters that look at legal sex/gender changes from a Christian perspective and one chapter from a medical-psychological perspective. The final comparative chapter compares and contrasts the different approaches and requirements and makes recommendations for best practice and law reform.

In 33 Einzelbeitragen behandeln fuhrende Wissenschaftler aus der Psychiatrie des In- und Auslandes zentrale Fragestellungen der Psychiatrie: - Das Menschenbild in der Psychiatrie, Moglichkeiten und Grenzen psychiatrischen Denkens und Handelns, Fragen des Krankheitsbegriffs, Sexualitat und psychische Erkrankung, Psychotherapie und Zeitgeist, anthropologische Aspekte psychiatrischer Alterserkrankungen - Extremsituationen, Psychiatrie der Verfolgten, KZ-Haft und psychische Traumatisierung, sowie vollig neue Ergebnisse uber die Rolle der Universitatspsychiatrie Hamburgs im Kontext der NS-Psychiatrie - zur Psychiatriereform, den Grundrechten in der Psychiatrie, dem Konzept "sexueller Gesundheit" der WHO - zur Erforschung der therapeutischen Beziehung in der Psychiatrie, zu Ubertragung und Gegenubertragung und zu deren Einfluss und Auswirkung auf Theoriebildung einzelner Krankheitsbilder und Behandlungsergebnisse.

Unter Mitarbeit von Bulla-Kuchler, R.; Clement, U.; Gaschae, M.; Hauch, M.; Pfafflin, F.; Thiessen-Liedtke, G.; Wickert, I.

As a psychodynamic theory of both normal development and psychopathology, attachment theory has particular utility for forensic psychiatry. A Matter of Security provides an attachment theory based account of the development of arousal and affect regulation, which offers a new way of thinking about mental disorders in offenders. This book also discusses the development of personality in terms of interpersonal functioning and relationships with others, which is essential to understanding both interpersonal violence and abnormal personality development. Attachment theory also offers a model of therapeutic work with patients that have particular resonance with forensic work because it uses the language of security. This collection focuses on attachment theory applied to forensic psychiatry and psychotherapy.

There is little doubt that children with gender problems suffer psychologically. But when clinicians are confronted with such cases, they often make controversial choices without the benefit of a substantial knowledge base.

Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence: Making Choices presents an overview of the research, clinical insights, and ethical dilemmas relevant to clinicians who treat intersex youth and their families. Exploring gender development from a cross-cultural perspective, esteemed scholar Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis and experienced practitioner Friedemann Pfäfflin focus on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment issues. To bridge research and practical application, they include numerous case studies, definitions of relevant terminology, and salient chapter summaries.

Clinically oriented, this comprehensive volume examines

• Gender development, identity, and segregation in sexual and psychosexual differentiation
• Subtypes and multiple theories of atypical gender development
• Evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention techniques for gender identity disorders
• Eligibility issues for reversible, partially reversible, and irreversible sex reassignment intervention
• Legal and ethical guidelines for the clinical management of gender problems in children and adolescents

Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence: Making Choices offers an authoritative examination of sexual, psychosexual, and gender differentiation in children and adolescents. Combining empirical knowledge and in-depth research, the authors supply practitioners with the tools to effectively treat intersex, gender dysphoric, and gender variant youth.

An indispensable resource for mental health, medical, and educational professionals who work with children and adolescents, Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence: Making Choices is also an excellent supplementary text for advanced undergraduate, graduate, and credential students in developmental and clinical psychology, pediatric psychiatry, pediatric nursing, and gender studies courses.

There is little doubt that children with gender problems suffer psychologically. But when clinicians are confronted with such cases, they often make controversial choices without the benefit of a substantial knowledge base.

Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence: Making Choices presents an overview of the research, clinical insights, and ethical dilemmas relevant to clinicians who treat intersex youth and their families. Exploring gender development from a cross-cultural perspective, esteemed scholar Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis and experienced practitioner Friedemann Pfäfflin focus on assessment, diagnosis, and treatment issues. To bridge research and practical application, they include numerous case studies, definitions of relevant terminology, and salient chapter summaries.

Clinically oriented, this comprehensive volume examines

• Gender development, identity, and segregation in sexual and psychosexual differentiation
• Subtypes and multiple theories of atypical gender development
• Evaluation, diagnosis, and intervention techniques for gender identity disorders
• Eligibility issues for reversible, partially reversible, and irreversible sex reassignment intervention
• Legal and ethical guidelines for the clinical management of gender problems in children and adolescents

Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence: Making Choices offers an authoritative examination of sexual, psychosexual, and gender differentiation in children and adolescents. Combining empirical knowledge and in-depth research, the authors supply practitioners with the tools to effectively treat intersex, gender dysphoric, and gender variant youth.

An indispensable resource for mental health, medical, and educational professionals who work with children and adolescents, Transgenderism and Intersexuality in Childhood and Adolescence: Making Choices is also an excellent supplementary text for advanced undergraduate, graduate, and credential students in developmental and clinical psychology, pediatric psychiatry, pediatric nursing, and gender studies courses.