ORIGINAL PAPER Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Psychiatric Characteristics of Transsexuals from Spain

Abstract The aim of this study was to examine the char-acteristics of transsexuals from Spain. A total of 252 consec-utive applicants for sex reassignment were evaluated using a standardized semistructured clinical interview and the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (Spanish Version 5.0.0) to record demographic, clinical, and psychiatric data. Transsexualism was diagnosed in 230 patients, with a male to female (MF)/female to male (FM) ratio of 2.2:1. Trans-sexual patients frequently had low employment status, lived with their parents, and mainly had a sexual orientation toward same-sex partners. The most frequent psychiatric diagnoses were adjustment disorder and social phobia in both groups, and alcohol and substance-related disorders in the MF group. MF transsexuals were older than FM tran-sexuals when requesting sex reassignment, but did not diffe