QuoteAll DSM-V work group proposals will be based on a careful, balanced review and analysis of the best clinical and scientific data. Evidence accumulated from work group members and hundreds of additional advisors to the DSM-V effort will be considered before final recommendations are made.

The Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders Work Group, chaired by Kenneth J. Zucker, Ph.D., will have 13 members who will form three subcommittees:

 Gender Identity Disorders, chaired by Peggy T. Cohen-Kettenis, Ph.D.
 Paraphilias, chaired by Ray Blanchard, Ph.D.
 Sexual Dysfunctions, chaired by R. Taylor Segraves, M.D., Ph.D.