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Topic | Transgenderism is no longer a Mental Disorder, per WHO... |
chaosbowser 06/01/19 1:42:51 PM #40: | _AdjI_ posted... I mean, if the primary means of treatment is physical, it makes sense to not call it a mental disorder. The treatment approach acknowledges that the problem is with the body, not the mind. It may shift back to mental if future developments in treatment start favouring cognitive approaches. It may not. Only time will tell, so everyone should just shut up and let science do its job. I mean gender dysphoria was always more complicated than a mental disorder. I would argue the problem though is entirely psychiatric in nature. Functionally speaking, no other body system is working incorrectly. The negative impacts of it are mental not physical health. Which is the realm of psychiatry. You physically treat depression with drugs. That is just as physical as giving a gender dysphoric MtF estrogen. The purpose of this renaming is basically political. Transgender doesn't want to be associated with mental health problems as a stigma despite a large portion of the transgender community not having gender dysphoria. I'm annoyed by this change because its a change that doesn't make a ton of sense. --- I love people. I hate people. ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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