Back الانزعاج الجندري عند الأطفال Arabic Geschlechtsdysphorie des Jugend- und Kindesalters German Disforia de género en niños Spanish Dysphorie de genre chez les enfants French Disforia de xénero en nenos Galician דיספוריה מגדרית בילדות HE Disforia gender pada anak-anak ID കുട്ടികളിലെ ലിംഗപരമായ ഡിസ്ഫോറിയ Malayalam Dysforia płciowa u dzieci Polish Incongruência de gênero em crianças Portuguese
| Gender dysphoria in children | |
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| Other names | Gender identity disorder in children, gender incongruence of childhood |
| Specialty | Psychiatry  |
| Usual onset | Childhood |
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Gender dysphoria in children (GD), also known as gender incongruence of childhood, is a formal diagnosis for distress (gender dysphoria) caused by incongruence between assigned sex and gender identity in some pre-pubescent transgender and gender diverse children.
The diagnosis Gender dysphoria in children is defined in the 5th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), and Gender incongruence of childhood is defined in the 11th edition of the International Classification of Diseases but considered a physical rather than psychiatric condition. The diagnoses replaced gender identity disorder in children, which had been present in the DSM since 1980 and ICD since 1990 but were considered stigmatizing towards transgender people. The diagnoses were kept to insure insurance coverage for gender-affirming healthcare.
The GD diagnosis is controversial in the transgender community as some feel it continues to stigmatize transgender identity.