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Faces of diversity: Gender identity disorder

Michelle Tonsich Emily Shields EDC 615 April 2, 2012. History, Current Issues, and a Therapeutic Approach. Faces of diversity: Gender identity disorder. The arguments for and against removing GID from the DSM-V are strong, with clinicians and members of the LGBTQ community on both sides

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Faces of diversity: Gender identity disorder

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  1. Michelle Tonsich Emily Shields EDC 615 April 2, 2012 History, Current Issues, and a Therapeutic Approach Faces of diversity: Gender identity disorder

  2. The arguments for and against removing GID from the DSM-V are strong, with clinicians and members of the LGBTQ community on both sides The Work Group on Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders was appointed in 2008 by the APA to evaluate the diagnostic status of GID and GIDC The debate over diagnosis

  3. For removal of gid Against removal of gid • GID is the only DSM disorder in which treatment is designed to reinforce the disturbance that is the basis of the disorder • It is unethical to label expressions of gender variance as symptoms of a disorder and leads to further stigmatization • Retention of GID in the DSM-V could lead to adding the diagnosis of homosexuality back in to the psychiatric manual • Removal will be a significant step toward equality and socialacceptance for transgender individuals • Possible denial of access to health care for transgender individuals • GID is a real disorder characterized by deviance in sexual identity and psychological delusions • GID is difficult to define, due in part to the fact that some individuals with co-occurring disorders present with gender identity issues • Risk of misdiagnosis and incorrect or inadequate treatment

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