Gender Dysphoria in Children: Let's Think This Through

The fourth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is currently being revised by the American Psychiatric Association. The explicit purpose of the DSM is to accurately assign diagnoses to facilitate the application of evidence-based practice in meeting the needs of the individual rece...

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Published in:Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing 2012-11, Vol.25 (4), p.237-240
Main Authors: Hein, Laura C., Berger, Kathrene C.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Child & adolescent psychiatry
Children & youth
Evidence-based medicine
Female
Gender Identity
Humans
Male
Medical diagnosis
Nursing
Psychiatric-mental health nursing
Sexual and Gender Disorders - therapy
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Summary:The fourth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) is currently being revised by the American Psychiatric Association. The explicit purpose of the DSM is to accurately assign diagnoses to facilitate the application of evidence-based practice in meeting the needs of the individual receiving care. Here, Hein and Berger critically examine whether the diagnosis of gender dysphoria (GD) in children fulfills the purpose of the DSM, whether the diagnosis should be endorsed by psychiatric-mental health nursing, and consider whether the psych-mental health advanced practice mental health nurse should diagnose children with GD.
ISSN:1073-6077
1744-6171
DOI:10.1111/jcap.12014