Publications by authors named "H K Sigmundson"

Following the publication of our article about a classic case of sex reassignment, the media attention was rapid and widespread, as was the reaction of many clinicians. Some wanted to comment or ask questions, but many contacted us directly or indirectly, asking for specific guidelines on how to manage cases of traumatized or ambiguous genitalia.

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This article is a long-term follow-up to a classic case reported in pediatric, psychiatric, and sexological literature. The penis of an XY individual was accidentally ablated and he was subsequently raised as a female. Initially this individual was described as developing into a normally functioning female.

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Traditional antipsychotic medications have targeted the dopamine system. Yet, the isolation and cloning of multiple dopamine receptor subtypes and the recognition of non-dopaminergic pathways (for example, serotonin) in schizophrenia have led to the development of new pharmacological strategies in pharmacotherapy. The author summarizes recent biochemical and pharmacological data and the clinical experience with novel antischizophrenic compounds.

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