Emotional and cognitive aspects and quality of life in adolescents with disorders of sex development: case studies

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Tatiana Prade Hemesath
Hospital de clinicas de Porto Alegre
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3627-7605
Fernanda Rohrsetzer
Psychologist and student of the Professional Development course at the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre in Medical Specialties - Psychological Assessment in Mental Health
Juliana Basso Brun
Resident psychologist in child health in the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre
Eduardo Corrêa Costa
MD, MSc, Pediatric surgeon, PADS - DSD team coordinator
Guilherme Guaragna-Filho
MD, PhD Adjunct Professor Department of Pediatrics, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
Juliana Unis Castan
Clinical Psychologist, Master's in Rehabilitation Counseling pela University of Maryland, EUA; Hired psychologist in the Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre

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This study describes emotional, cognitive and quality of life aspects of adolescents diagnosed with Disorders of Sex Development (DSD). It is a multiple case study that analyzed medical and psychological longitudinal records of 5 adolescents with DSD with female sex of rearing. The participants also performed a battery of emotional and cognitive tests. Similarities were found among the 5 participants, consistent with the adolescence stage and their conflicts. Body image concerns and desire for the development of secondary sexual characters were identified among them, as well as the maintenance of infantile behaviors as a way to avoid dealing with sexuality. Avoidance strategies are used to deal with anxiety arising from the process of transition into adult life.

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PRADE HEMESATH, Tatiana; ROHRSETZER, Fernanda; BASSO BRUN, Juliana; CORRÊA COSTA, Eduardo; GUARAGNA-FILHO, Guilherme; UNIS CASTAN, Juliana. Emotional and cognitive aspects and quality of life in adolescents with disorders of sex development: case studies. Cadernos Brasileiros de Saúde Mental/Brazilian Journal of Mental Health, [S. l.], v. 14, n. 41, p. 38–56, 2022. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/cbsm/article/view/69839. Acesso em: 1 mar. 2025.
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v. 14 n. 41 (2022)
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Eduardo Corrêa Costa, MD, MSc, Pediatric surgeon, PADS - DSD team coordinator

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