Let me set the record straight
This study of parent observations and interpretations serves to develop
the hypotheses that rapid-onset gender dysphoria is a phenomenon and
that social influences, parent-child conflict, and maladaptive coping
mechanisms may be contributing factors for some individuals. Rapid-onset
gender dysphoria (ROGD) is not a formal mental health diagnosis at this
time. This report did not collect data from the adolescents and young
adults (AYAs) or clinicians and therefore does not validate the
phenomenon. Additional research that includes AYAs, along with consensus
among experts in the field, will be needed to determine if what is
described here as rapid-onset gender dysphoria (ROGD) will become a
formal diagnosis. Furthermore, the use of the term, rapid-onset gender
dysphoria should be used cautiously by clinicians and parents to
describe youth who appear to fall into this category. The term should
not be used in a way to imply that it explains the experiences of all
gender dysphoric youth nor should it be used to stigmatize vulnerable
individuals. This article has been revised to better reflect that these
parent reports provide information that can be used to develop
hypotheses about factors that may contribute to the onset and/or
expression of gender dysphoria among this demographic group. It is common in scholarly publication for initial reviews to fail to catch problems with a paper. Journals commonly -- as in several times every day, actually -- either pub...
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