Faculty of Law, McGill University.
Perspect Psychol Sci. 2021 Nov;16(6):1159-1164. doi: 10.1177/1745691619872987. Epub 2019 Nov 20.
The notion of gender dysphoria is central to transgender health care but is inconsistently used in the clinical literature. Clinicians who work in transgender health must understand the difference between the diagnosis of Gender Dysphoria as defined and described in the fifth edition of the and the notion of this term as used to assess eligibility for transition-related interventions such as hormone-replacement therapy and surgery. Unnecessary diagnoses due to the belief that a diagnosis is clinically required to access transition-related care can contribute to stigma and discrimination toward trans individuals.
性别焦虑的概念是 transgender 医疗保健的核心，但在临床文献中使用不一致。在 transgender 医疗保健领域工作的临床医生必须理解第五版中定义和描述的性别焦虑症诊断与用于评估过渡相关干预（如激素替代疗法和手术）资格的这一术语的概念之间的区别。由于认为诊断是获得过渡相关护理的临床要求，因此不必要的诊断可能会导致对跨性别者的污名化和歧视。
