Disorders of Sex Development/Intersex: Gaps in Psychosocial Care for Children

Michelle M Ernst^{1

2}, Lih-Mei Liao³, Arlene B Baratz^{4

5}, David E Sandberg⁶

Affiliations

¹ Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; michelle.ernst@cchmc.org.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
³ University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom.
⁴ Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome-Differences of Sex Development Support Group Medical Advisory Board, Duncan, Oklahoma.
⁵ InterACT Medical Research and Policy Committee, Sudbury, Massachusetts; and.
⁶ Division of Pediatric Psychology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Review

Michelle M Ernst et al. Pediatrics. 2018 Aug.

. 2018 Aug;142(2):e20174045.

doi: 10.1542/peds.2017-4045.

Michelle M Ernst^{1

2}, Lih-Mei Liao³, Arlene B Baratz^{4

5}, David E Sandberg⁶

¹ Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Department of Pediatrics, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio; michelle.ernst@cchmc.org.
² Department of Pediatrics, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
³ University College London Hospitals, London, United Kingdom.
⁴ Androgen Insensitivity Syndrome-Differences of Sex Development Support Group Medical Advisory Board, Duncan, Oklahoma.
⁵ InterACT Medical Research and Policy Committee, Sudbury, Massachusetts; and.
⁶ Division of Pediatric Psychology, Department of Pediatrics and Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) Center, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

No abstract available

Conflict of interest statement

POTENTIAL CONFLICT OF INTEREST: The authors have indicated they have no potential conflicts of interest to disclose.

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