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Gender Identity Disorder (GID)
* This UK- and Republic of Ireland-wide
study commenced in November 2011.
* It is the first formal epidemiological
study of GID in children and adolescents and will involve
consultant Paediatricians as well as Child and Adolescent
Psychiatrists
* The study aims to estimate the
incidence of GID; describe clinical presentation, co-morbidities
and natural history; and examine current management and short-term
treatment outcomes
* The study will inform service
provision and clinical management of this important condition
* Funded by: Tavistock & Portman
grant via the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services
* REC Approval: London Bloomsbury REC
(ref.11/LO/1512) and the National
Information Governance Board under Section 251 (ECC
8-02(FT4)/2011).
REC Approval: the Charing Cross Hospital MREC
(Ref: 08/H0711/30), PIAG Section 60 Support (Ref: PIAG/BPSU
3-06(FT1)/2008)
Lead
Investigator: Dr
Sophie Khadr Academic Clinical Lecturer General and
Adolescent Paediatrics, UCL Institute of Child Health, 30 Guilford
St, London WC1N 1EH.
Further information on the study, including
the case definition and reporting instructions, are available
from: