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“This is not me”; an overview

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 August 2021

A. Gonzaga Ramírez ,
C. Capella Meseguer ,
E. Rodríguez Vázquez ,
M. Queipo De Llano De La Viuda  and
G. Guerra Valera
A. Gonzaga Ramírez*
Affiliation:
Psiquiatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
C. Capella Meseguer
Affiliation:
Psiquiatría, HCUV, Valladolid, Spain
E. Rodríguez Vázquez
Affiliation:
Psiquiatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
M. Queipo De Llano De La Viuda
Affiliation:
Psiquiatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
G. Guerra Valera
Affiliation:
Psiquiatría, Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid, Valladolid, Spain
*
*Corresponding author.

Abstract

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Introduction

APA describes Gender dysphoria (GD) as the conflict between a person’s physical or assigned gender and the gender with which he/she/they identify. Recently DSM-V renamed gender identity disorder as “gender dysphoria”. This change in terminology removes the ‘pathology’ from being transgender, which is not a mental health condition.

Objectives

To systematically summarise available evidence in this important but less researched field.

Methods

A comprehensive review was carried using the PubMed/ Medline database.

Results

Formal epidemiological studies of gender dysphoria in children and adolescents have not been conducted. The true prevalence os gender dysphoria is unknown around the world because of the varying definitions, different cultural norms and lack of data. Individuals who identify as transgender are vulnerable, and have higher rates of psychiatric comorbility compared with the general population. Gender dysphoria, gender identity disorder or transsexualism is a psychological condition that requires care and multiple health professionals.

Conclusions

The natural history of gender identity for children who express gender nonconforming or transgender identities is an area of active research. In addition, there is a lack of guidelines to approach these patients.

Keywords

gender dysphoriaChild Psychiatrygender identity
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European Psychiatry , Volume 64 , Special Issue S1: Abstracts of the 29th European Congress of Psychiatry , April 2021 , pp. S228
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