Coping With Diverse Sex Development: Treatment Experiences and Psychosocial Support During Childhood and Adolescence and Adult Well-Being
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Coping With Diverse Sex Development: Treatment Experiences and Psychosocial Support During Childhood and Adolescence and Adult Well-Being. / Schweizer, Katinka; Brunner, Franziska; Gedrose, Benjamin; Handford, Christina; Richter-Appelt, Hertha.
In: J PEDIATR PSYCHOL, Vol. 42, No. 5, 01.06.2017, p. 504-519.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Coping With Diverse Sex Development: Treatment Experiences and Psychosocial Support During Childhood and Adolescence and Adult Well-Being
AU - Schweizer, Katinka
AU - Brunner, Franziska
AU - Gedrose, Benjamin
AU - Handford, Christina
AU - Richter-Appelt, Hertha
PY - 2017/6/1
Y1 - 2017/6/1
N2 - Objectives The purpose of this exploratory, retrospective, and correlational study was to examine the relationships between childhood treatment experiences, parental care, and social support, and outcome in adults with different diverse sex development (DSD). Methods The data of 69 participants from an exploratory questionnaire were collected in a retrospective German study.Results The majority received medical treatment in relation to their DSD during childhood and adolescence. Seventy percent reported having had a best friend and 29% a confidant during childhood. Sixty-one percent showed clinically relevant psychological distress, and 45% reported suicidalthoughts at least at one point in their lives. Quality of parental care and having had a best friend correlated positively with adult outcome, whereas treatment experiences correlated with aspects of impaired adjustment. Conclusions Social support and DSD-related treatment experiences appear to have an impact on adult well-being. Appropriate psychosocial care including peer-to-peer support should be made available to children with DSD and their families.
AB - Objectives The purpose of this exploratory, retrospective, and correlational study was to examine the relationships between childhood treatment experiences, parental care, and social support, and outcome in adults with different diverse sex development (DSD). Methods The data of 69 participants from an exploratory questionnaire were collected in a retrospective German study.Results The majority received medical treatment in relation to their DSD during childhood and adolescence. Seventy percent reported having had a best friend and 29% a confidant during childhood. Sixty-one percent showed clinically relevant psychological distress, and 45% reported suicidalthoughts at least at one point in their lives. Quality of parental care and having had a best friend correlated positively with adult outcome, whereas treatment experiences correlated with aspects of impaired adjustment. Conclusions Social support and DSD-related treatment experiences appear to have an impact on adult well-being. Appropriate psychosocial care including peer-to-peer support should be made available to children with DSD and their families.
UR - http://jpepsy.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2016/07/23/jpepsy.jsw058.full
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
C2 - 27452605
VL - 42
SP - 504
EP - 519
JO - J PEDIATR PSYCHOL
JF - J PEDIATR PSYCHOL
SN - 0146-8693
IS - 5
ER -