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The critical element of gender dysphoria is the presence of clinically significant distress associated with the condition." [1] Individuals with gender dysphoria may or may not regard their own cross-gender feelings and behaviors as a disorder. Advantages and disadvantages exist to classifying gender dysphoria as a disorder. [3]
Misguided investigation of transition-related causes can frustrate patients and cause delay in or refusal of treatment, [104] [105] [106] or misdiagnosis and prescription of a wrong treatment. [107] Misattribution of symptoms to transgender hormone therapy may also cause doctors to erroneously recommend the patient stop taking hormones. [108]
Diagnostic processes may be influenced by knowledge of a patient's sex or gender alone, and male and female patients may receive different diagnoses even when presenting the same symptoms. [62] For instance, even with the same symptomology or scores according to diagnostic criteria, women are more likely to be diagnosed with depression than men ...
The DSM-5 refers to the topic as gender dysphoria (GD) while reinforcing the idea that being transgender is not considered a mental illness. [131] Transgender people may meet the criteria for a diagnosis of gender dysphoria "only if [being transgender] causes distress or disability."
(The Center Square) – The question before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday was whether a Tennessee law banning gender dysphoria treatment for minors is unconstitutional. Twenty-three other ...
Late-onset gender dysphoria does not include visible signs in early childhood, but some report having had wishes to be the opposite sex in childhood that they did not report to others. Trans women who experience late-onset gender dysphoria are more likely be attracted to women and may identify as lesbians or bisexual.
She describes her transition as a deeply personal journey that came following a period of severe burnout and a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. “It was difficult for me to sit at a computer for ...
DSM-IV's gender identity disorder is similar to, but not the same as, gender dysphoria in DSM-5. Separate criteria for children, adolescents and adults that are appropriate for varying developmental states are added. Subtypes of gender identity disorder based on sexual orientation were deleted. [11]