Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Position: PHD Student
T +43 1 40400 30395
diana.klinger@meduniwien.ac.at
Adolescent Psychiatry; Adolescent Psychology; Autistic Disorder; Gender Identity; Health Services for Transgendered Persons; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Transgendered Persons
As a practicing clinical psychologist, I provide health services, mainly psychological assessment for children and adolescents with gender dysphoria. My main research focus is also connected to this special patient group, as the aim of my doctoral thesis is to offer insight into the psychopathological correlates and quality of life of gender dysphoric adolescents.
Gender dysphoric adolescents are significantly more likely to have psychopathological abnormalities than their cisgender peers, thus expertise in psychiatric disorders, such as autism-spectrum-disorders and post-traumatic stress disorders is essential in this field. Furthermore, I focus on the development of psychological treatment methods for transgender adolescents.