Article Title

Bioethical Issues in the Management of Gender Dysphoria

Authors

George R. Brown, MD, Wright State University

Abstract

The term "gender dysphoria" ( I) describes a heterogeneous group of individuals who express varying degrees of dissatisfaction with their anatomic gender (hence "gender dysphoria"), and the desire to possess the secondary sexual characteristics of the opposite sex. Only a minority o f these patients can be considered on the extreme end of a spectrum of subjective dissatisfaction with assigned anatomy and societally sanctioned gender role (i.e., "transsexual"). The number of such patients presenting to psychiatric clinics has greatly increased subsequent to the 1966 publication of Harry Benjamin's seminal work, The Transsexual Phenomenon (2), and extensive media coverage of individual cases, e.g., Christine Jorgensen, J an Morris, and Renee Richards, MD.

Recommended Citation

Brown, MD, George R. (1988) "Bioethical Issues in the Management of Gender Dysphoria," Jefferson Journal of Psychiatry: Vol. 6: Iss. 1, Article 6.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/JJP.006.1.004
Available at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/jeffjpsychiatry/vol6/iss1/6