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Envisioning a future for transgender and gender-diverse people beyond the DSM.

Jacob E PerlsonOakland C WaltersAlex S Keuroghlian
Published in: The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science (2020)
This editorial describes current considerations regarding psychiatric diagnoses for transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) people. In addition to offering an assessment of the limitations in current diagnostic standards, the authors articulate a vision for psychiatric practice marked by renewed commitment to an affirmative framework that reduces stigma.
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