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Article: Identity.(Handbook of Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders)(Book review)
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- Feminist Collections: A Quarterly of Women's Studies Resources
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- June 22, 2008
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CopyrightCOPYRIGHT 2008 Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin System. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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David L. Rowland & Luca Incrocci, eds., HANDBOOK OF SEXUAL AND GENDER IDENTITY DISORDERS. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2008. 671p. index. $95.00, ISBN 978-0471767381; e-book, ISBN 978-0-470-25271-0. (Print version reviewed.)
How do physicians determine what is normal and what is disordered in a person's sexual life and gender identity? This concise handbook, written for mental health practitioners, primary care physicians, and sex therapists and designed to be used in clinical settings, offers readers a way to understand the standard recommendations, diagnostic points, and assessment instruments of the mental health care world. It is recommended for anyone whose research ...