Longitudinal Outcomes of Gender Identity in Children (LOGIC): study protocol for a retrospective analysis of the characteristics and outcomes of children referred to specialist gender services in the UK and the Netherlands

• Victoria Vickerstaff,
• Michael King,
• Bridget Young,
• Rachael Hunter,
• Gary Butler,
• Polly Carmichael,
• Rumana Omar,
• Veronica Ranieri,
• Eilis Kennedy,
• Nastasja De Graaf,
• Simon Baron-Cohen,
• Lauren Spinner,
• Chloe Lane,
• Hannah Stynes,
• Robert Senior,
• Thomas D Steensma,
• Annelou de Vries

Affiliations

Victoria Vickerstaff

Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK

Michael King

Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Brain Sciences, London, UK

Bridget Young

Institute of Population Health Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK

Rachael Hunter

Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health, University College London, London, UK

Gary Butler

Gender Identity Development Service, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Polly Carmichael

Gender Identity Development Service, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Rumana Omar

Department of Statistical Science, University College London, London, UK

Veronica Ranieri

Research & Development Unit, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Eilis Kennedy

Research & Development Unit, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Nastasja De Graaf

Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Simon Baron-Cohen

Autism Research Centre, Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

Lauren Spinner

Research & Development Unit, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Chloe Lane

Research & Development Unit, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Hannah Stynes

Research & Development Unit, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Robert Senior

Research & Development Unit, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK

Thomas D Steensma

Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Annelou de Vries

Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam University Medical Center, location VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands