Envisioning a future for transgender and gender-diverse people beyond the DSM.

Envisioning a future for transgender and gender-diverse people beyond the DSM. Br J Psychiatry. 2020 Jun 25;:1-2 Authors: Perlson JE, Walters OC, Keuroghlian AS Abstract This editorial describes current considerations regarding psychiatric diagnoses for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people. In addition to offering an assessment of the limitations in current diagnostic standards, the authors articulate a vision for psychiatric practice marked by renewed commitment to an affirmative framework that reduces stigma. PMID: 32583756 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry for Mental Science - Category: Psychiatry Tags: Br J Psychiatry Source Type: research
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