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Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels

Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels

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Psychology

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56
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Overview

Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels is affiliated with VU University Medical Center in the Netherlands and focuses research in psychology and medicine, with significant contributions in social and clinical psychology as well as reproductive medicine. Their work covers a range of subfields including molecular biology and sociology and political science, reflecting a multidisciplinary approach to health and identity issues.

Their research emphasizes topics related to LGBTQ health, identity, and policy, sexual behavior and technology, reproductive health and technologies, and the biological aspects of sexual differentiation and disorders. Further areas of investigation include sexual function and dysfunction studies, gender roles and identity studies, and child and adolescent psychosocial and emotional development.

Their recent publications include:

  • "Standards of Care for the Health of Transgender and Gender Diverse People, Version 8" (2022) published in the International Journal of Transgender Health
  • "Epidemiological considerations in transgender health: A systematic review with focus on higher quality data" (2020) published in the International Journal of Transgender Health
  • "Proportion of people identified as transgender and non-binary gender in Brazil" (2021) published in Scientific Reports
  • "Mortality trends over five decades in adult transgender people receiving hormone treatment: a report from the Amsterdam cohort of gender dysphoria" (2021) published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • "Suicidality in clinic-referred transgender adolescents" (2020) published in European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Kreukels frequently collaborates with other researchers, including Martin den Heijer, Thomas D. Steensma, A. de Vries, Els Elaut, and Tim C. van de Grift. These collaborations indicate a network of experts engaged in transgender health and related studies.

Publications by Kreukels are predominantly found in venues such as The Journal of Sexual Medicine, the International Journal of Transgender Health, Transgender Health, the International Journal of Impotence Research, and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. These journals represent core platforms for disseminating research on sexual medicine, transgender health, and public health issues.

Best Publications

  • Factors Associated With Desistence and Persistence of Childhood Gender Dysphoria: A Quantitative Follow-Up Study

    Thomas D. Steensma;Jenifer K. McGuire;Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels;Anneke J. Beekman

  • The Amsterdam Cohort of Gender Dysphoria Study (1972-2015): Trends in Prevalence, Treatment, and Regrets.

    Chantal M. Wiepjes;Nienke M. Nota;Christel J.M. de Blok;Maartje Klaver

  • Gender identity development in adolescence.

    Thomas D. Steensma;Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels;Annelou L.C. de Vries;Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis

  • Evidence for an altered sex ratio in clinic-referred adolescents with gender dysphoria.

    Madison Aitken;Thomas D. Steensma;Ray Blanchard;Doug P. VanderLaan

  • Psychiatric characteristics in transsexual individuals: multicentre study in four European countries

    Gunter Heylens;Els Elaut;Baudewijntje P. C. Kreukels;Muirne C. S. Paap

  • Occurrence of Acute Cardiovascular Events in Transgender Individuals Receiving Hormone Therapy.

    Nienke M Nota;Chantal M Wiepjes;Christel J M de Blok;Louis J G Gooren

  • Epidemiological considerations in transgender health: A systematic review with focus on higher quality data

    Qi Zhang;Michael Goodman;Noah Adams;Trevor Corneil

  • Surgical Satisfaction, Quality of Life, and Their Association After Gender-Affirming Surgery: A Follow-up Study

    Tim C. van de Grift;Els Elaut;Susanne C. Cerwenka;Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis

  • Advancing methods for US transgender health research

    Sari L. Reisner;Sari L. Reisner;Madeline B. Deutsch;Shalender Bhasin;Walter Bockting

  • Gender Dysphoria in Adults

    Kenneth J. Zucker;Anne A. Lawrence;Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels

  • Puberty suppression in gender identity disorder: the Amsterdam experience

    Baudewijntje P. C. Kreukels;Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis

  • Research priorities for gender nonconforming/transgender youth: gender identity development and biopsychosocial outcomes.

    Johanna Olson-Kennedy;Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis;Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels;Heino F.L. Meyer-Bahlburg

  • Size and Distribution of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Populations: A Narrative Review

    Michael Goodman;Noah Adams;Trevor Corneil;Baudewijntje Kreukels

  • Proportion of people identified as transgender and non-binary gender in Brazil.

    Giancarlo Spizzirri;Raí Eufrásio;Maria Cristina Pereira Lima;Hélio Rubens de Carvalho Nunes

  • Body Satisfaction and Physical Appearance in Gender Dysphoria

    Timotheüs van de Grift;Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis;Thomas D. Steensma;Griet De Cuypere

  • A European network for the investigation of gender incongruence: The ENIGI initiative

    B.P.C. Kreukels;I.R. Haraldsen;G. De Cuypere;H. Richter-Appelt

  • Body Image in Transmen: Multidimensional Measurement and the Effects of Mastectomy.

    Tim C. van de Grift;Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels;Lian Elfering;Müjde Özer

  • The Biological Contributions to Gender Identity and Gender Diversity: Bringing Data to the Table

    Tinca J.C. Polderman;Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels;Michael S. Irwig;Lauren Beach

  • Gender incongruence/gender dysphoria and its classification history.

    Titia F. Beek;Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis;Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels

  • Effects of Medical Interventions on Gender Dysphoria and Body Image: A Follow-Up Study

    Tim C. van de Grift;Els Elaut;Susanne C. Cerwenka;Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis

  • Partial Treatment Requests and Underlying Motives of Applicants for Gender Affirming Interventions

    Titia F. Beek;Baudewijntje P.C. Kreukels;Peggy T. Cohen‐Kettenis;Thomas D. Steensma

Frequent Co-Authors

Kenneth J. Zucker
Kenneth J. Zucker University of Toronto
Robert Garofalo
Robert Garofalo Northwestern University
Doug P. VanderLaan
Doug P. VanderLaan University of Toronto
Jon Arcelus
Jon Arcelus University of Nottingham
Peer Briken
Peer Briken Universität Hamburg
Lauren Kenworthy
Lauren Kenworthy Center for Autism and Related Disorders
K. Richard Ridderinkhof
K. Richard Ridderinkhof University of Amsterdam
Sari L. Reisner
Sari L. Reisner University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Danielle Posthuma
Danielle Posthuma Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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