@article {Ehrbar:October 2008:0092-623X:385, author = "Ehrbar, Randall", author = "Witty, Marjorie", author = "Ehrbar, Hans", author = "Bockting, Walter", title = "Clinician Judgment in the Diagnosis of Gender Identity Disorder in Children", journal = "Journal of Sex and Marital Therapy", volume = "34", year = "October 2008", abstract = "Clinician judgment methodology was used to explore the influence of gender nonconformity and gender dysphoria on the diagnosis of children with Gender Identity Disorder (GID). A convenience sample of 73 licensed psychologists randomly received a vignette to diagnose. Vignettes varied across sex of child, gender conforming behavior, and gender dysphoria (including all possible permutations). Eight percent of respondents given a vignette involving a child who met purely behavioral criteria for GID diagnosed the child with GID. When additional information was provided, which in addition to gender nonconforming behavior the child also self-reported a cross-gender identity, this increased to 27% (significant at 5%).", pages = "385-412(28)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/routledg/usmt/2008/00000034/00000005/art00002" doi = "doi:10.1080/00926230802219398" }