Apples to Committee Consensus
The Challenge of Gender Identity Classification
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3607809 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David C Rettew (0000-0002-4584-1634, University of Vermont, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 59 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 450-459 |
| Publication date | 2012-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00918369.2012.653313 |
| PMID | 22455330 |
| OpenAlex | W2014079937 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 10 |
The debate surrounding the inclusion of gender dysphoria/gender variant behavior (GD/GV) as a psychiatric diagnosis exposes many of the fundamental shortcomings and inconsistencies of our current diagnostic classification system. Proposals raised by the authors of this special issue, including basing diagnosis on cause rather than overt behavior, reclassifying GD/GV behavior as a physical rather than mental condition, and basing diagnosis on impairment or distress, offer some solutions but have limitations themselves given the available database. In contrast to most accepted psychiatric conditions where emphasis is placed on ultimately changing internal thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, consensus treatment for most GD/GV individuals, at least from adolescence onward, focuses on modifying the external body and external environment to maximize positive outcomes. This series of articles illustrating the diversity of opinions on when and if gender incongruence should be considered pathological reflects the relative lack of scientific indicators of disease in this area, similar to many other domains of mental functioning
Anxiety · Distress · Diversity (politics) · Dysphoria · Feeling · Gender dysphoria · Gender identity · Gender Identity Disorder · Identity (music) · Inclusion (mineral) · Mental health · Political science · Psychiatry · Autism Spectrum Disorder Research · Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development · Clinical Psychology · Law · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Social Psychology
Autistic Traits in the General Population
Queer Diagnoses
A Comprehensive Program for Children with Gender Variant Behaviors and Gender Identity Disorders
From Gender Identity Disorder to Gender Identity Creativity
Clinical Management of Gender Dysphoria in Children and Adolescents
A Developmental, Biopsychosocial Model for the Treatment of Children with Gender Identity Disorder
Psychological Evaluation and Medical Treatment of Transgender Youth in an Interdisciplinary "Gender Management Service" (GeMS) in a Major Pediatric Center
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0,07 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2012 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |