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Dysphoria (from Ancient Greek δύσφορος (dúsphoros) 'grievous'; from δυσ-(dus-) 'bad, difficult' and φέρω (phérō) 'to bear') is a profound state of unease or dissatisfaction. It is the semantic opposite of euphoria. In a psychiatric context, dysphoria may accompany depression, anxiety, or agitation. [1]
Gender dysphoria (GD) is the distress a person experiences due to a mismatch between their gender identity—their personal sense of their own gender—and their sex assigned at birth. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The term replaced the previous diagnostic label of gender identity disorder ( GID ) in 2013 with the release of the diagnostic manual DSM-5 .
This is experienced by people who identify as transgender or transsexual, and often results in gender dysphoria. [1] The causes of gender incongruence have been studied for decades. Transgender brain studies, especially those on trans women attracted to women ( gynephilic ), and those on trans men attracted to men ( androphilic ), are limited ...
Gender dysphoria is the “psychological distress that results from an incongruence between one's sex assigned at birth and one's gender identity." Its impacts are wide-reaching.
It made me feel worse and I’m left with a lot of shame, guilt and anger." "I’d fully bought the lie that I was going to become this whole new person, with all my problems behind me.
The extremely rare mental health condition — also known as body integrity dysphoria — describes a disconnect between a person's mental image of themselves and their physical self that ...
The DSM-5 refers to the topic as gender dysphoria (GD) while reinforcing the idea that being transgender is not considered a mental illness. [131] Transgender people may meet the criteria for a diagnosis of gender dysphoria "only if [being transgender] causes distress or disability."
(The Center Square) – The question before the U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday was whether a Tennessee law banning gender dysphoria treatment for minors is unconstitutional. Twenty-three other ...