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Being trans is not a mental health issue. Gender dysphoria is a mental health issue, but gender dysphoria is being taken out of ICD 11 and the new classificati
by DanBC 6y ago
Being trans is not a mental health issue.
Gender dysphoria is a mental health issue, but gender dysphoria is being taken out of ICD 11 and the new classification - gender incongruence - will not be under mental disorders but under sexual health.
- xupybd 6y agoI don't really think any of the fighting over classification helps. People need someone to help talk it through and find coping strategies. The people we employ to talk through such things work in a field we call mental health.
- DanBC 6y agoIn the UK context it very much matters because people are seeking to deny access to healthcare by calling it mental illness.