Case Report: Somatic Symptoms Veiling Gender Dysphoria in an Adolescent

Case Report: Somatic Symptoms Veiling Gender Dysphoria in an Adolescent

Background: Somatic symptom disorder is common in children and adolescents; usually, it is an expression of a mental health problem or other conditions that lead to psychosocial impairment and suffering. Among these, in pubertal age, gender dysphoria should be considered.Case Presentation: We presen...

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Main Authors: Giuliana Morabito, Dora Cosentini, Gianluca Tornese, Giulia Gortani, Serena Pastore, Maria Rita Lucia Genovese, Giorgio Cozzi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Pediatrics
Subjects:
mental health emergency
somatic symptom disorder
chronic pain
gender dysphoria
gender incongruence
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fped.2021.679004/full

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