Anne Vitale is a Licensed Psychologist (California PSY15764) who has specialized in working with individuals with crossdressing and other gender identity concerns since 1984. She is a long standing member of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association (HBIGDA) and a founding member of the Bay Area Gender Associates. Dr. Vitale is the creator and editor of Notes on Gender Role Transition.
Anne Vitale, Ph.D.
Posts by Anne Vitale, Ph.D.:
Rethinking the Gender Identity Disorder Terminology in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders IV
The overwhelming success gender role transition has enjoyed world wide in the last four decades, leads me to believe that the current reference to gender issues in the DSM IV---as a subset of the sexual disorders---is inaccurate and should be revised. This is an expanded and fully referenced version of the paper read at the 2005 HBIGDA Conference, Bologna, Italy, April 7, 2005. read more
