Envisioning a future for transgender and gender-diverse people beyond the DSM.
Jacob E PerlsonOakland C WaltersAlex S KeuroghlianPublished 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.