Chapter 22.Gender Dysphoria
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Gender dysphoria is one of the most misunderstood and infrequently treated diagnoses in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). Unlike most other DSM diagnoses, gender dysphoria is caught in the middle of an ongoing culture war. Many nonclinicians have opinions about the mental health of transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) people. Historically, TGNC people were seen as mentally ill, and efforts to change or correct their diversity were employed, with little success. Although the attention that transgender people are receiving in the news is recent, the treatment of gender dysphoric symptoms is almost as old as the profession of psychiatry. Today, there are gender clinics that specialize in providing care, also known as gender-affirming treatment, to gender-diverse individuals (see Glossary at the end of this chapter).
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