Study of Psychological Processes of GID Patients after Sex Reassignment Surgery and Gender Transition in the Family Registry

Research Project

Project/Area Number	22890029
Research Category	Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up
Allocation Type	Single-year Grants
Research Field	Community health/Gerontological nurisng
Research Institution	Chiba University
Principal Investigator	URAO Yuko 千葉大学, 大学院・看護学研究科, 助教 (40583860)
Project Period (FY)	2010 – 2011
Project Status	Completed (Fiscal Year 2011)
Budget Amount *help	¥2,262,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,740,000、Indirect Cost: ¥522,000) Fiscal Year 2011: ¥1,404,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,080,000、Indirect Cost: ¥324,000) Fiscal Year 2010: ¥858,000 (Direct Cost: ¥660,000、Indirect Cost: ¥198,000)
Keywords	性同一性障害 / 性別移行後 / 心理過程 / 性別適合手術 / 性別変更
Research Abstract	Interviews were conducted targeting GID patients after sex reassignment surgery with the purpose of clarifying what psychological processes occur after the gender transition within a societal context. As a result, the psychological process of "learning to accept oneself as he/she is now" due to "the acquired ease of living without a physical and societal gender discrepancy" and adjusting to "a daily life as a man/woman, rather than as a GID patient" was apparent.