Bibliographic Characteristics and the Time Course of Published Studies About Gender Dysphoria: 1970�2011

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Gender dysphoria (GD) is a disorder used to describe a person whose clinical diagnosis is a strong and persistent desire to live as a person of the opposite gender. In this study, we report on a bibliographic review of published studies about the disorder. Method: In this bibliographic study, the existing scholarly and public databases were created between 1970 and 2011. Information including study subject, type, and area; year of publication; and authors was extracted from the articles. Results: From a total of 3,950 initially derived articles, 1,653 (41.2) were related to the topic of gender dysphoria of which 45.8 were published during the last 10 years. Most papers discussed the diagnosis and etiology, while a mere 1 discussed the prevalence of gender dysphoria. Most of the articles were narrative reviews, case studies, and cross-sectional studies (29, 27.6, and 21.7, respectively). Conclusion: There has been a substantial increase of interest in the scientific community in GD. Increasing epidemiological reviews and developing information networks may increase further research and public dissemination of relevant concepts and methods. © 2015, Copyright © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC