Interesting information on the psychology of Transexualism (Gender Identity Disorder) before it became taboo and was written out of the DSM for very unscientific reasons.https://twitter.com/birdcatcher9/status/1060953257063763968 …
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David Gillies Retweeted Birdcatcher9
Interesting information on the psychology of Transexualism (Gender Identity Disorder) before it became taboo and was written out of the DSM for very unscientific reasons.https://twitter.com/birdcatcher9/status/1060953257063763968 …
David Gillies added,
Gender Identity Disorder was renamed Gender Dysphoria in DSM5 on the view that that label would be less offensive to patients. The diagnostic criteria are basically the same as before, however. Removal was impossible because insurance needs a diagnosis.
It seems that the second criterion--presence of profound social impairment--is being entirely overlooked. Most of #ROGD teen/young adults are nowhere near social impairment and many are thriving (before and after cross-dressing). Is it a valid DX if they function just fine?
No one is going to challenge a clinician's diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria unless a case goes to court, and then each side will get its own expert witness to give opposite opinions.
Depression has PHQ-9, anxiety GAD-7. Isn't there some validated instrument and clinical threshold for "social impairment" that has to be met before one is diagnosed with something that unlocks the doors to surgeries?
There are various psychometric instruments for "measuring" gender identity or gender dysphoria, but none of them is in widespread use, let alone industry standard for clinical decision-making.
That is exactly where they should have started with this. Not the unscientific approach that is being used!
1/I had a trans therapist and saw what happens backstage. They want a subcultural agenda to be mainstream. Body mod. on demand with NO question asked. For the most extreme fractions, it should not even be a question of sex or gender, but just the possibility to be...
Male circumcision is fairly uncomplicated both physically and ethically - if it is called for medically or performed on an adult who himself wishes to have it done.
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