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What is a Gender identity disorder? |
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By: BMHC Date: December 30, 2013, 9:42 pm |
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Information is provided by The National Institute of Mental |
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Health (NIMH) is part of the National Institutes of Health |
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(NIH), a component of the U.S. Department of Health and Human |
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Services. |
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URL of this page: |
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002495/ |
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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002495/ |
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[quote]Gender identity disorder |
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Transsexualism; Transgender |
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Last reviewed: February 13, 2012. |
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Gender identity disorder is a conflict between a person's |
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physical gender and the gender he or she identifies as. For |
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example, a person identified as a boy may actually feel and act |
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like a girl. The person is very uncomfortable with the gender |
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they were born. |
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See also: Intersex |
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Causes, incidence, and risk factors |
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People with gender identity disorder may act and present |
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themselves as members of the opposite sex. The disorder may |
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affect: |
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Gender identity disorder is not the same as homosexuality. |
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Identity conflicts need to continue over time to be a gender |
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identity disorder. How the gender conflict occurs is different |
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in each person. For example, some people may cross-dress while |
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others want sex-change surgery. Some people of one gender |
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privately identify more with the other gender. |
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People who are born with ambiguous genitalia, which can raise |
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questions about their gender, may develop a gender identity |
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disorder. |
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The cause is unknown, but hormones in the womb, genes, social |
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and environmental factors (such as parenting) may be involved. |
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This rare disorder may occur in children or adults. |
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Symptoms |
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Symptoms can vary by age, and are affected by the person's |
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social environment. They may include the following: |
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Children: |
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Either adults or children: |
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Signs and tests |
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The feeling of being in the body of the "wrong" gender must last |
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for at least 2 years for this diagnosis to be made. A history |
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and psychiatric evaluation can confirm the person's constant |
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desire to be the opposite sex. The person's partner choices may |
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be same sex or opposite sex. |
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Treatment |
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Individual and family therapy is recommended for children to |
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create a supportive environment at home and in school. |
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Individual and, if appropriate, couples therapy is recommended |
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for adults. Sex reassignment through surgery and hormonal |
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therapy is an option, but identity problems may continue after |
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this treatment. |
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