Gender Dysphoria as a American Cultural Syndrome

The diagnosis “gender dysphoria”, proposed by the fifth edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5), is presented as a American “cultural syndrome”. This illustrates the expansionist tendency of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) to regiment gender-based tran...

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Main Authors: Rogério da Silva Paes Henriques, André Filipe dos Santos Leite
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina 2019-12-01
Series:Revista Estudos Feministas
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Online Access:https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ref/article/view/56662