Abstract
Gender-referred children who met the DSM-III diagnostic criteria for gender identity disorder of childhood (n = 21) and gender-referred children who did not meet these criteria (n = 15) were compared with regard to demographic, gender role, and behavioral disturbance information. As judged by parental questionnaires and behavioral tests, the cross-gender role behavior of gender-referred children who met the DSM-III criteria was generally more extreme than that of their non-DSM-III counterparts. These two diagnostically defined subgroups did not, however, differ in the degree of their behavioral and emotional disturbance. The DSM-III children were significantly younger than the non-DSM-III children, but the extent to which the disparity in age accounted for the gender role differences appeared equivocal. The implications of these findings for the diagnosis and assessment of gender-referred children are discussed.
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