Paper Title

Gender Incongruence, Dysphoria and Trans* Health

Keywords

  • Gender Incongruence
  • Gender Dysphoria
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
  • Transsexualism
  • Paradigm Shift
  • Trans* Health Care
  • Gender Diversity
  • Interdisciplinary Care
  • Needs-Based Care
  • Social Situation
  • Individual Treatment Processes
  • Openness

Article Type

Research Article

Journal

InFo Neurology & Psychiatry External link

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DOI

DOI Icon 10.1007/s15005-016-1788-3

Publication Info

Volume: 18 | Pages: 38–49

Published On

December, 2016

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Abstract

The following article presents the current developments in the diagnosis and treatment of gender incongruence and/or gender dysphoria. Both terms represent a paradigm shift that is intended to replace the classic treatment paradigm of transsexualism. Needs-based and interdisciplinary trans* health care is qualified by openness to gender diversity, flexibility for individual treatment processes and consideration of the social situation of those seeking treatment.

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