Is Gender Dysphoria a Mental Illness?

If you are struggling with gender dysphoria, most likely you have asked yourself this scary question: “Is Gender Dysphoria a mental illness?”

Just why is this question so scary? Because struggling with mental illness today is still very much a stigma!

And transgender people face a lot of stigma when it comes to Gender Dysphoria.

In this episode I discuss whether Gender Dysphoria is or is not a mental illness!

You’ll also find these videos helpful:

• Tips on How to Cope with Gender Dysphoria!

• Is it Possible to Experience Zero Dysphoria?

• Gender Dysphoria Explained in Your Own Words!

• Feeling Shame & Guilt? Here is Why!

REFERENCES & SOURCES

Rametti, G., Carrillo, B., Gomez-Gil, E., Junque, C., Segovia, S., Gomez, A., & Guillamon, A. (2011a). White matter microstructure in female to male transsexuals before cross-sex hormonal treatment: A diffusion tensor imaging study. J Psychiatric Res 45: 199-204.

Rametti, G., Carrillo, B., Gomez-Gil, E., Junque, C.,Zubiarre-Elorza, L., Segovia, S., & Guillamon, A. (2010b). The microstructure of white matter in male to female transsexuals before cross-sex hormonal treatment: A DTI study. J Psychiatric Res 45: 949-954.

Zubiaurre-Elorza, L., Junque, C., Gomez-Gil, E., Segovia, S., Carrillo, B., Rametti, G., & Guillamon, A. (2013). Cortical thickness in untreated transsexuals. Cerebr Cortex 23: 2855-2862.