psychiatric disorders
Transvestic Disorder
Treatment of Transvestic Disorder
Social and support groups Sometimes psychotherapy Most cross-dressers do not present for treatment, and most people who engage in cross-dressing do not have a psychiatric disorder related to their involvement with cross-dressing. Those who do present for evaluation or treatment are usually brought in by an unhappy spouse, referred by courts, or self-referred out of concern about experiencing negative social and employment consequences. Some cross-dressers present for treatment of comorbid Diagnosis , Although there are no controlled studies, social and support groups, both in-person and on the internet, for men who cross-dress are often very helpful ( Treatment references ). No medications are reliably effective, although selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors have been tried and occasionally are beneficial in patients with a substantial obsessive-compulsive component to their clinical presentation ( Treatment references ). Psychotherapy, when indicated, is aimed at self-acceptance, family therapy, and modulating risky behaviors. Later in life, sometimes in their 50s or 60s, cross-dressing men may present for medical care because of gender dysphoria symptoms and may then meet diagnostic criteria for Gender Incongruence and Gender Dysphoria . 1. Newring K, Wheeler J, Draper C: Transvestic fetishism: Assessment and Treatment. InSexual Deviance: Theory, Assessment, and Treatment, Edited by Laws DR and O'Donohue WT. Guilford Press. p. 285. 2.Moser C, Kleinplatz PJ: Transvestic fetishism: Psychopathology or iatrogenic artifact?NJ Psychologist,52(2):16-17, 2002. 3.Balon Rez-Sierra D, Balgobin C, Wise TN: Treatment of paraphilic disorders. InPractical Guide to Paraphilia and Paraphilic Disorders. Edited by Balon R. Springer/Springer International Publishing AG. 2016. p. 43-62. 