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Blanchard, R., Krupp, J., VanderLaan, D. P., Vasey, P. L., and Zucker, K. J. A method yielding comparable estimates of the fraternal birth order and female fecundity effects in male homosexuality. Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2020. http://dx/doi.org/10.1098/rspb/2019.2907
Khorashad, B. S., Zucker, K. J., Talaei, A., Rajabzadeh, F., Hamed, Z., Akbarian, P., and Blanchard, R. Birth order and sibling sex ratio in androphilic males and gynephilic females diagnosed with gender dysphoria from Iran. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2020, 17, 10995-1202.
Zucker, K. J. Children and adolescents with gender dysphoria. In Y. M. Binik and K. S. K. Hall (Eds.), Principles and practices of sex therapy (Sixth ed.). New York: Guilford Press, 2020.
Zucker, K. J. Different strokes for different folks. Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2020, 25, 36-37.
Zucker, K. J. Gender Identity Interview for Children. In R. R. Milhausen, J. K. Sakaluk, T. D. Fisher, C. M. Davis, and W. L. Yarber (Eds.), Handbook of sexuality-related measures (4th ed.). New York: Taylor & Francis, 2020, pp. 325-328.
Zucker, K. J. Gender Identity Questionnaire for Children. In R. R. Milhausen, T. D. Fisher, C. M. Davis, W. L. Yarber, and J. K. Sakaluk (Eds.), Handbook of sexuality-related measures (4th ed.). New York: Taylor & Francis, 2020, pp. 329-334.
Zucker, K. J. Recalled Childhood Gender Identity/Gender Role Questionnaire. In R. R. Milhausen, J. K. Sakaluk, T. D. Fisher, C. M. Davis, and W. L. Yarber (Eds.), Handbook of sexuality-related measures (4th ed.). New York: Taylor & Francis, 2020, pp. 335-342.
Zucker, K. J., Meyer-Bahlburg, H. F. L., Kessler, S. J., and Schober, J. Gender Identity/Gender Dysphoria Questionnaire for Adolescents and Adults. In R. R. Milhausen, J. K. Sakaluk, T. D. Fisher, C. M. Davis, and W. L. Yarber (Eds.), Handbook of sexuality-related measures (4th ed.). New York: Taylor & Francis, 2020, pp. 343-350.
Leef, J. H., Brian, J., VanderLaan, D. P., Wood, H., Scott, K., Lai, M.-C., Bradley, S. J., and Zucker, K. J. Traits of autism spectrum disorder in school-aged children with gender dysphoria: A comparison to clinical controls. Clinical Practice in Pediatric Psychology, 2019, 7, 383-395.
Zucker, K. J. Adolescents with gender dysphoria: Reflections on some contemporary clinical and research issues. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2019, 48, 1983-1992.
Bogaert, A. F., Skorska, M. N., Wang, C., Gabrie, J., MacNeil, A. J., Hoffarth, M. R., VanderLaan, D. P., Zucker, K. J., and Blanchard, R. Male homosexuality and maternal immune responsivity to the Y-linked protein NLGN4Y. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 2018, 115, 302-306.
Drummond, K. D., Bradley, S. J., Peterson-Badali, M., VanderLaan, D. P, and Zucker, K. J. Behavior problems and psychiatric diagnoses in girls with gender identity disorder: A follow-up study. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 2018, 42, 172-187.
Steensma, T. D., Cohen-Kettenis, P. T., and Zucker, K. J. Evidence for a change in the sex ratio of children referred for gender dysphoria: Data from the Center of Expertise on Gender Dysphoria in Amsterdam (1988-2016) [Letter to the Editor]. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 2018, 44, 713-715.
Zucker, K. J. The myth of persistence: Response to “A Critical Commentary on Follow-Up Studies and 'Desistance' Theories about Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Children” by Temple Newhook et al. (2018). International Journal of Transgenderism, 2018, 19, 231-245.
Bechard, M., VanderLaan, D. P.,Wood, H., Wasserman, L., and Zucker, K. J. Psychosocial and psychiatric vulnerability in adolescents with gender dysphoria: A “proof of principle” study. Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy, 2017, 43, 678-688.
Zucker, K. J. Epidemiology of gender dysphoria and transgender identity. Sexual Health, 2017, 14, 404-411.
Zucker, K. J., Nabbijohn, A. N., Santarossa, A., Wood, H., Bradley, S. J., Matthews, J., and VanderLaan, D. P. Intense/obsessional interests in children with gender dysphoria: A cross-validation study using the Teacher’s Report Form. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health, 2017, 11(1). doi:10.1186/s13034-017-0189-9
Skorska, M. N., Blanchard, R., VanderLaan, D. P., Zucker, K. J., and Bogaert, A. F. Gay male only-children: Evidence for low birth weight and high maternal miscarriage rates. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2017, 46, 205-215.
VanderLaan, D. P., Blanchard, R., Zucker, K. J., Massuda, R., Fontanari, A. M. V., Borba, A. O., Costa, A. B., Schneider, M. A., Mueller, A., Soll, B. M. B., Schwarz, K., da Silva, D. C., and Lobato, M. I. R. Birth order and androphilic male-to-female transsexualism in Brazil. Journal of Biosocial Science, 2017, 49, 527-535.
Aitken, M., VanderLaan, D. P., Wasserman, L., Stojanovski, S., and Zucker, K. J. Self-harm and suicidality in children referred for gender dysphoria. Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2016, 55, 513-520.
de Vries, A. L. C., Steensma, T. D., Cohen-Kettenis, P. T., VanderLaan, D. P., and Zucker, K. J. Poor peer relations predict parent- and self-reported behavioral and emotional problems of adolescents with gender dysphoria: A cross-national, cross-clinic comparative analysis. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2016, 25, 579-588.
Schwarz, K., Fontanari, A. M. V., Mueller, A., Soll, B., da Silva, D. C., Salvador, J., Zucker, K. J., Schneider, M. A., and Lobato, M. I. R. Neural correlates of psychosis and gender dysphoria in an adult male. Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2016, 45, 761-765.
Shiffman, M., VanderLaan, D. P., Wood, H., Hughes, S. K., Owen-Anderson, A., Lumley, M. M., Lollis, S. P., and Zucker, K. J. Behavioral and emotional problems as a function of peer relationships in adolescents with gender dysphoria: A comparison to clinical and non-clinical controls. Psychology of Sexual Orientation & Gender Diversity, 2016, 3, 27-36.
Zucker, K. J., and Duschinsky, R. Dilemmas encountered by the Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders Work Group for DSM-5: An interview with Kenneth J. Zucker. Psychology & Sexuality, 2016, 7, 23-33.
Zucker, K. J., Lawrence, A. A., and Kreukels, B. P. C. Gender dysphoria in adults. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 2016, 12, 217-247.
Aitken, M., Steensma, T. D., Blanchard, R., VanderLaan, D. P., Wood, H., Fuentes, A., Spegg, C., Wasserman, L., Ames, M., Fitzsimmons, C. L., Leef, J. H., Lishak, V., Reim, E., Takagi, A., Vinik, J., Wreford, J., Cohen-Kettenis, P. T., de Vries, A. L. C., Kreukels, B. P. C., and Zucker, K. J. Evidence for an altered sex ratio in clinic-referred adolescents with gender dysphoria. Journal of Sexual Medicine, 2015, 12, 756-763.
Munson, B., Crocker, L., Pierrehumbert, J. B., Owen-Anderson, A., and Zucker, K. J. Gender typicality in children's speech: A comparison of boys with and without gender identity disorder. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 2015, 137, 1995-2003.
