Psychiatry and Psychology

Gender Dysphoria

A marked difference between the individual’s expressed/experienced gender and the gender others would assign to the individual, and it must continue for at least six months. (from DSM-5)

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

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Abstract

A marked difference between the individual’s expressed/experienced gender and the gender others would assign to the individual, and it must continue for at least six months. (from DSM-5)

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Synonyms

4 entry terms
  • Gender Identity Disorder
  • Disorder, Gender Identity
  • Gender Identity Disorders
  • Identity Disorder, Gender

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31 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, urine, virology.

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History Note

2016

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Gender Dysphoria. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000068116. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000068116
  2. Gender Dysphoria. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gender_dysphoria
  3. Gender Dysphoria. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1049021