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Subhash C Bhargava1, Sujata Sethi
1SUBHASH C. BHARGAVA, M.D., Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, PT. B.D. Sharma Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak-124001.
Indian Journal of Psychiatry
|January 6, 2011
Summary
Delusion of sex change is a known symptom of schizophrenia. However, co-occurring gender identity disorder and schizophrenia is rare and responds differently to antipsychotic treatments.
Area of Science:
- Psychiatry
- Neuroscience
- Mental Health
Background:
- Delusions of sex change are recognized symptoms within schizophrenic illness.
- The co-occurrence of gender identity disorder (GID) and schizophrenia is infrequently observed in clinical practice.
Purpose of the Study:
- To investigate the rare coexistence of gender identity disorder and schizophrenia.
- To explore the differential treatment responses in patients with both conditions.
Main Methods:
- Case study analysis of patients diagnosed with both GID and schizophrenia.
- Review of treatment outcomes with various antipsychotic medications.
Main Results:
- Confirmed the rarity of GID coexisting with schizophrenia.
- Observed distinct variations in patient responses to antipsychotic therapies.
Conclusions:
- The combination of gender identity disorder and schizophrenia presents unique clinical challenges.
- Treatment strategies for schizophrenia may need to be individualized in the presence of coexisting GID.
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