ORCID
- Byng, Richard: 0000-0001-7411-9467
Abstract
Summary In the past decade there has been a rapid increase in gender diversity, particularly in children and young people, with referrals to specialist gender clinics rising. In this article, the evolving terminology around transgender health is considered and the role of psychiatry is explored now that this condition is no longer classified as a mental illness. The concept of conversion therapy with reference to alternative gender identities is examined critically and with reference to psychiatry's historical relationship with conversion therapy for homosexuality. The authors consider the uncertainties that clinicians face when dealing with something that is no longer a disorder nor a mental condition and yet for which medical interventions are frequently sought and in which mental health comorbidities are common.
DOI
10.1192/bjb.2020.73
Publication Date
2021-10-01
Publication Title
BJPsych Bulletin
Volume
45
Issue
5
ISSN
2056-4694
Embargo Period
2021-10-16
Organisational Unit
Peninsula Medical School
First Page
291
Last Page
299
Recommended Citation
Griffin, L., Clyde, K., Byng, R., & Bewley, S. (2021) 'Sex, gender and gender identity: a re-evaluation of the evidence', BJPsych Bulletin, 45(5), pp. 291-299. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1192/bjb.2020.73
