Mental health articles

Understandings of gender dysphoria and GID A number of factors contribute to our understanding of gender dysphoria and GID. Biological development, infant–parent relationship issues and the experiences of people born intersex are all areas of study that have contributed to knowledge in this area. Biological development Biological theories have looked at possible genetic influences, the […]

Gender dysphoria Gender dysphoria is defined as unease about one’s biological sex. It refers to the individual’s experience of the inappropriateness of or discomfort with his gender, despite having typical male or female chromosomal and anatomical sexual configurations. This may be evident in infants from two years of age who express excessive desire to be […]