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A classic...The findings still represent current thinking and findings in the specialty of gender identity today, some 15 years after the date in which this text was introduced to the professional community and public...The volume is invaluable to mental health professionals in that Zucker and Bradley, psychologist and psychiatrist, team up to debunk certain misconceptions and to provide a detailed analysis of gender identity disorder in both boys and girls...The inclusion of children's artwork together with case examples and clinical rating forms are exceptionally helpful for purposes of diagnosis...The book is extremely well written and well documented. - Abe Worenklein, American Journal of Family Therapy, Vol. 39, No. 1, 2011

Zucker and Bradley's comprehensive volume is a tribute to the authors' scholarly pursuit of this rare and fascinating group of disorders....this text is considered recommended reading by experts in this field... -- The Canadian Journal Of Psychiatry <br> [The authors'] in-depth treatment of these matters is likely to be of value to mental health professionals and researchers working in this field and to students of human sexuality, gender development, and child psychopathology. Myths and generalizations are skillfully debunked as the authors lay the groundwork for future critical discussion. -- Child & Family Behavior Therapy <br>., . long overdue....The authors' vast clinical experience has helped them integrate the complex biogenetic research with the literature, without excluding psychosocial aspects that have a direct influence on psychosexual development....The book quickly helps the clinician have a sense of early manifestations of psychosexual development, which serves as a springboard for the understanding of psychosexual problems....this is a balanced, comprehensive textbook....This volume is a must in the library of any child psychiatrist or mental health clinician who is active in evaluating and treating children and adolescents, in either outpatient or inpatient settings. -- Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic <br>

.. .Particularly important is the integration and explanation of the development processes that are linked to psychosexual outcomes, and the book is especially strong in its detailed review of the existing literature and recent empirical and clinical findings...a stellar contribution to the library and repertoire of individuals working with children and adolescents. --Michael Cunningham, Ph.D., Tulande U, New Orleans, Readings, September 1996 <br> In their book, Zucker and Bradley have brought together and critiqued two very large psychological literatures, one from normative gender development and the other from the clinical treatment of gender identity disorders. In addition to serving as a reference text for those working in those two areas, the book will be valuable to both clinicians and researchers by providing a rich collection of case studies as well as quantitative summaries of existing data. --Beverly I. Fagot, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, University of Oregon, Euge

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Kenneth J. Zucker, Ph.D., is Head of the Child and Adolescent Gender Identity Clinic and Psychologist-in-Charge at the Child and Family Studies Centre, Clarke Institute of Psychiatry. He is also Associate Professor in the Departments of Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Toronto. Susan J. Bradley, M.D., is Psychiatrist-in-Chief at the Hospital for Sick Children and Head of the Division of Child Psychiatry at the University of Toronto. She is the Consultant Psychiatrist at the Child and Adolescent Gender Identity Clinic, Child and Family Studies Centre, of the Clarke Institute of Psychiatry.

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