Gender Identity Disorder

Lead investigator 

Dr Sophie Khadr, Academic Clinical Lecturer
UCL Institute of Child Health
30 Guilford St.
London
WC1N 1EH

Tel: 0207 905 2190
Email: s.khadr@ich.ucl.ac.uk

Overview

• This UK and Republic of Ireland study aims to determine the incidence of Gender Identity Disorder (GID) among children and young people aged 4-15.9 years. GID occurs when a person’s gender identity differs from their biological sex, causing distress (gender dysphoria). 
• This is a joint study between the British Paediatric Surveillance Unit and the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Surveillance System.
• Clinicians reporting a case that meets case definition criteria will be sent a brief questionnaire to establish basic clinical details about the child or young person concerned.  A follow-up questionnaire will be sent at one and two years post-notification. 
• This study will provide important population-level data about the incidence, clinical presentation, co-morbidities and stability/persistence of gender dysphoria at one and two years. 
• These data will inform service provision for and clinical management of this vulnerable group of patients.                                                

Duration: November 2011 – November 2012 (13 months of surveillance). Follow-up until December 2014.

Funding: Tavistock & Portman grant via the Advisory Group for National Specialised Services                                    

Ethical approval: This study has been approved by London Bloomsbury REC (REC Ref: 11/LO/1512)  and the National Information Governance Board (NIGB) under Section 251.  (Ref: ECC 8-02(FT4)/2011)                                                     

Further Information

• Study Flyer (PDF, 62KB, 1 page)
• Questionnaire (PDF, 308KB, 9 pages)
• Questionnaire follow-up (PDF, 225KB, 4 pages)
• Public Information Leaflet (PDF, 205KB, 2 pages)

Support Group: Mermaids http://www.mermaids.org.uk/; tel 0208 1234819.