• American-Canadian sexologist Ray Blanchard proposed a psychological typology of gender dysphoria, transsexualism, and fetishistic transvestism in a series of academic papers through the 1980s and 1990s. (wikipedia.org)
  • BENJAMIN, H. Transvestism and transsexualism. (feevale.br)
  • BENJAMIN, H. Transsexualism and transvestism as psy-chosomatic and somato-psychic syndromes. (feevale.br)
  • These studies suggest that some clinicians may have prematurely accepted Hertz and associates' dictum that 'transvestism [now called transsexualism] resists psychiatric treatment' (10). (jadephoenix.org)
  • 42 U.S.C. §12211 (b) specifically says that disability under the ADA does not include, "transvestism, transsexualism, pedophilia, exhibitionism, voyeurism, gender identity disorders not resulting from physical impairments, or other sexual behavior disorders. (understandingtheada.com)
  • These MHPs should be well-versed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders ( DSM ) and/or the International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems (ICD) and trained in diagnosing psychiatric disorders and distinguishing between GD/gender incongruence and conditions that have similar features. (medscape.com)
  • Few psychiatric issues have stirred up as much controversy and emotional turmoil as transsexualism and sex reassignment surgery. (jadephoenix.org)
  • In 1973, the Board of Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association voted to delete homosexuality as a mental disorder from the seventh printing of the second edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-II. (priory.com)
  • The diagnostic hypothesis of psychosis sustained by Lacan is analyzed as opposed to the diagnosis of gender identity disorder supported by Stoller, and by the contemporary psychiatric classification of mental disorders. (bvsalud.org)
  • The second campaign was to remove the diagnosis "transsexualism" from the psychiatric diagnostic manuals, and we succeeded in that as well. (mrgayeurope.com)
  • While the statute utilizes the term "gender identity disorders," that term was replaced in 2013 by the fifth edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders with the term, "gender dysphoria. (understandingtheada.com)
  • Over the past year, we have examined the psychiatric classification of gender identity expression as defined in the Fourth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-IV [APA94]. (sissify.com)
  • Beginning in the 1950s, clinicians and researchers developed a variety of classifications of transsexualism. (wikipedia.org)
  • Those clinicians who recommend gender-affirming endocrine treatments-appropriately trained diagnosing clinicians (required), a mental health provider for adolescents (required) and mental health professional for adults (recommended)-should be knowledgeable about the diagnostic criteria and criteria for gender-affirming treatment, have sufficient training and experience in assessing psychopathology, and be willing to participate in the ongoing care throughout the endocrine transition. (medscape.com)
  • For adult gender-dysphoric/gender-incongruent persons, the treating clinicians (collectively) should have expertise in transgender-specific diagnostic criteria, mental health, primary care, hormone treatment, and surgery, as needed by the patient. (medscape.com)
  • Twenty-three years later, the inclusion of diagnostic categories for Gender Identity Disorder and Transvestic Fetishism in the fourth edition of the DSM continues to raise questions of consistency. (priory.com)
  • If homosexuality and transgender identity or expression were classified as mental disorders for essentially the same reasons, then it remains unclear how those reasons uphold the continued inclusion of diagnostic categories for Gender Identity Disorder and Transvestic Fetishism in the DSM-IV today. (priory.com)
  • What is less often noted is that the next edition of the manual was the first to include entries for "transsexualism" and "gender identity disorder of childhood. (thelily.com)
  • The diagnostic categories of Transvestic Fetishism and Gender Identity Disorder in the fourth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) are examined from a historical and social perspective. (sissify.com)
  • Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - DSM V. Washington, DC: APA, 2013. (feevale.br)
  • These parallel elements raise questions of consistency in light of the deletion of homosexuality as a mental disorder from the seventh printing of the second edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, or DSM-II, in 1973. (priory.com)
  • Healthcare professionals typically reference either the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in order to confirm a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. (nonbinary.wiki)
  • That year, the gay liberation movement won one of its first major victories when the American Psychological Association removed homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. (thelily.com)
  • However, it is also often accepted (and is also evident in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual, version four, aka DSM IV) that to express desire to be of the opposite sex, or to assert that one is of the sex opposite to the one with which they were identified at birth, is sufficient to constitute being transsexual. (t-vox.org)
  • The current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV) describes certain sexual disorders which are characterized by, or include among their features, excessive and/or unusual sexual urges or behaviors. (jenniferschneider.com)
  • The many nomenclatures that have been developed during the past two millennia have differed in their relative emphasis on phenomenology, etiology, and course as defining features (DSM-IV, Introduction, p. xvi).The third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III, 1980) represented a major advance in the diagnosis of mental disorders and greatly facilitated empirical research. (jenniferschneider.com)
  • The descriptive term "sexual addiction" does not appear in the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV). (jenniferschneider.com)
  • When this mismatch causes discomfort or distress, it is referred to as gender dysphoria (GD), according to the fifth Edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5) 4 . (nature.com)
  • URBAN, T. The socio-medical construction of transsexualism: An interpretation and critique. (feevale.br)
  • It is our hope that this will encourage and permit more rigorous diagnostic classification of sexually troubled individuals by addiction professionals, demonstrate to mental health professionals that addictive sexual behaviors are indeed subsumed in various categories of the DSM-IV, and facilitate communication between all concerned parties. (jenniferschneider.com)
  • Those who believe sex reassignment surgery is beneficial for certain patients must acknowledge the lack of hard empirical evidence supporting their views and the lack of even acceptable diagnostic criteria for selecting good candidates for sex reassignment surgery. (jadephoenix.org)
  • While DSM-III addresses some of the confusing diagnostic issues among the gender identity disorders, the new criteria do not deal with treatment issues. (jadephoenix.org)
  • When the DSM-IV categories, criteria, and textual descriptions are employed for forensic purposes, there are significant risks that diagnostic information will be misused or misunderstood. (jenniferschneider.com)
  • Addiction professionals who encounter both compulsive and impulsive sexual acting-out behaviors in their patients have experienced paradigm and nomenclature communication difficulties with mental health professionals and managed care organizations who utilize DSM terminology and diagnostic criteria. (jenniferschneider.com)
  • Many of the behaviours captured in the proposed criteria are seen by many as variation in normal development, although sometimes heavily stigmatized, which a diagnostic label might reinforce (Pleak, Herbert and Shapiro, 2009). (myhusbandbetty.com)
  • Looking at the HSE website, the diagnostic criteria for gender dysphoria is based to a large extent on children engaging in gender-non-conforming behaviour. (socialistdemocracy.org)
  • In an essay excerpted from Fuckology: Critical Essays on John Money's Diagnostic Concepts, the authors examine the work of trailblazing Morrinsville-born scientist and sexual libertarian Dr John Money. (nzedge.com)
  • Perversion is an old-fashioned diagnostic term that once served as a label for sexual activities considered outside the norm of heterosexual sexual desire and activity. (takimag.com)
  • As physicians learn new ways to diagnose and treat transsexualism, either sex reassignment surgery will be abandoned as a routine treatment modality or new predictive variables for choosing suitable patients for sex reassignment surgery will be established. (jadephoenix.org)
  • In addition there are no standards for the medical-psychological care of patients with profound gender dysphoria (transsexualism). (jadephoenix.org)
  • The term Gender Dysphoria has also recently been adopted as the diagnostic category in DSM-5 [ 2 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Transsexuality (also known as transsexualism ) is one of a number of behaviours or states collectively referred to as transgender , which is generally considered an umbrella term for people who do not conform to typical gender roles. (t-vox.org)
  • The current transsexual law came about in 1981 and requires people to obtain assessments from two experts whose training makes them "sufficiently familiar with the particular problems of transsexualism," and a court decision to legally change their gender. (kathimerini.com.cy)
  • I do not think ahead a great deal, much less am I a prophet, but I do take credit that for some considerable time I have wondered what would come next when people grew bored with the fashion for transsexualism. (takimag.com)
  • The work of four Church of England bishops, this document attempts to address the inclusion of LGBT people in the Church and has a chapter on Transsexualism. (transepiscopal.com)
  • Diagnostic testing, including blood and urine samples, detects adrenal abnormalities, which are treated with hormone replacement and/or drug therapy. (patuxentendocrine.org)
  • According to the ICD-10 [ 1 ], transsexualism involves a desire to live and be accepted as a member of the opposite sex, usually accompanied by the wish to make one's body as congruent as possible with one's preferred sex through surgery and hormonal treatment. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Caucasian (non-Latino) transgender women were recruited who received a diagnosis of transsexualism [Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM)-IV) or gender dysphoria (DSM-V)] pre- or postoperatively. (nih.gov)
  • The diagnostic hypothesis of psychosis sustained by Lacan is analyzed as opposed to the diagnosis of gender identity disorder supported by Stoller, and by the contemporary psychiatric classification of mental disorders. (bvsalud.org)
  • Because a diagnosis of transsexualism in a prepubertal child cannot be made with certainty, we do not recommend endocrine treatment of prepubertal children. (acthe.fr)
  • A diagnosis of gender dysphoria that is congruent with the diagnostic criteria of a recognised 'gender identity disorder' is the typical prerequisite for the treatment of persistent gender dysphoria in those countries which offer such services. (nonbinary.wiki)
  • Healthcare professionals typically reference either the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) or the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) in order to confirm a diagnosis of gender dysphoria. (nonbinary.wiki)
  • Traditionally these guidelines have been structured in relation to the Transsexualism diagnosis and as such have presented a dilemma for non-transsexual individuals who have been unable to meet the eligibility criteria for medical treatment. (nonbinary.wiki)
  • The diagnosis of 'Transsexualism' was introduced in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III) compiled by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in 1980 for individuals who had experienced a minimum of two years of continuous interest in reconstructing their sex-physicality and assigned gendered identity. (nonbinary.wiki)
  • The diagnostic criteria of GIDNOS was left undefined, bar that the diagnosis be given to those whose 'gender identity disorder' cannot be defined within a MTF or FTM paradigm. (nonbinary.wiki)
  • Blanchard's transsexualism typology , also Blanchard autogynephilia theory ( BAT ) and Blanchard's taxonomy , is a psychological typology of male-to-female (MtF) transsexualism created by Ray Blanchard through the 1980s and 1990s, building on the work of his colleague, Kurt Freund . (infogalactic.com)
  • The background of this article is to examine whether consecutively transgender clinic-referred adolescents between 2000 and 2016 differ over time in demographic, psychological, diagnostic, and treatment characteristics. (springer.com)
  • For adult gender-dysphoric/gender-incongruent persons, the treating clinicians (collectively) should have expertise in transgender-specific diagnostic criteria, mental health, primary care, hormone treatment, and surgery, as needed by the patient. (medscape.com)
  • I guess the proponents of the hypothesis have accepted that a gender-identity driven pathway to transsexualism exists and now offer autogynephilia merely as an additional, alternative pathway. (cakeworld.info)
  • In 'Archives of Sexual Behaviour (Volume 16), "Heterosexual and homosexual gender dysphoria"' (1987) , Dr Ray Blanchard (who served on the DSM-IV Subcommittee on Gender Identity Disorders) wrote, "(there is a) well-recognized tendency of applicants for sex reassignment surgery to distort their histories in the direction of 'classic' transsexualism in an effort to gain approval for such surgery" . (nonbinary.wiki)
  • This article presents the basis of the psychoanalytic approach of Lacan´s orientation on transsexualism and its prerogative of changing sex. (bvsalud.org)
  • American-Canadian sexologist Ray Blanchard proposed a psychological typology of gender dysphoria, transsexualism, and fetishistic transvestism in a series of academic papers through the 1980s and 1990s. (wikipedia.org)
  • In his seminal work The Transsexual Phenomenon (1966), Harry Benjamin, who had worked with hundreds of men and women desperate to change their sex, defined a syndrome he called transsexualism. (dallasdenny.com)
  • Further perspectives in the study of transsexualism are related to the development and implementation of methods for the study of sex hormone receptors, which will make it possible to judge the functional status of receptors, to determine their number in the cell, affinity, and to study the transport of the hormone into the nucleus. (menimpotency.com)
  • This was an attempt to provide a diagnostic category for gender identity disorders . (infogalactic.com)
  • [10] The diagnostic category, transsexualism , was for gender dysphoric individuals who demonstrated at least two years of continuous interest in transforming their physical and social gender status. (infogalactic.com)
  • The data regarding the demographic, diagnostic, and treatment characteristics were collected from the adolescents' files. (springer.com)
  • Earlier opinions were expressed that transsexualism is an endocrine disease associated with excessive secretion of sex hormones of the opposite sex, and therefore attempts were made to treat transsexualism with sex hormones corresponding to the biological sex: estrogen and antiandrogens were used in patients with M / M transsexualism / W-transsexualism - androgens, naturally, to no avail. (menimpotency.com)
  • The usefulness of conventional diagnostic methods is limited. (bvsalud.org)
  • This suggests that one of the mechanisms of transsexualism may be the formation of the primary defect of sex hormone receptors or their abnormal expression. (menimpotency.com)