ill_effexor t1_ivbpmr8 wrote
Reply to comment by sudormrf7 in Psychiatric Diagnoses Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients Compared to Cisgender Patients by Frougnasse
>1. Health professionals that try to protect the patient from regret and/or mistreatment, thereby over diagnosing any mental problems that is remotely possible. Most persons have some weaknesses in their personality, but at a sub-clinical level.
- Gender dysphoria tends to make your life hard. Said weaknesses might then develop further or suddenly become a problem.
Isn't this here problematic. Instead of protecting people from their problems and issues shouldn't we be teaching them copeing methods.
I understand not everyone can be treated this way alone but shouldn't we avoid diagnosis as a crutch?
sudormrf7 t1_ivbuma6 wrote
Yes, I consider such frivolous diagnosing to be damaging. I've witnessed it myself (no further comment).
Still, identifying and helping the individual challenges of the patient is a necessity considering the amount of discrimination in today's society. You need to be a very well balanced and strong individual to thrive in that situation, if not barely survive. At least in my country, this is how it's supposed to happen.
Hopefully, when society matures less intervention will be necessary.
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