Saturday, June 4, 2016
One More Detail--part 2
According to my Internet research, psychiatrists say that "gender nonconformity" isn't a mental disorder, in itself, but a small percentage of these people suffer "clinically significant distress" over their assigned gender at birth and there's treatment available for them.... This problem is known is "Gender Identity Disorder" or "Gender Dysphoria." These people really do seem to have significant stress and we need to have compassion for their problems; and it's thankful that some help is available--if they're able to access it.... [The reality isn't always as easy as the theory, I'm sure....] Part of the help is in the form of psychotherapy, if I understand correctly, but there are other forms also including hormone therapy....
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