Just a post to clear up some confusion between the DSM 5 TR and the ICD 11 definitions related to gender dysphoria/gender incongruence and how they differ. This is a long post but well worth the read I think. Links are included. @X #GenderDysphoria #GenderIncongruence 🧵 The International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) lists 3 conditions related to gender identity: Gender incongruence of adolescence or adulthood (HA60) Gender incongruence of childhood (HA61) Gender incongruence, unspecified (HA6Z) ICD-11 defines gender incongruence as "a marked and persistent incongruence between an individual's experienced gender and the assigned sex", [with no requirement for significant distress or impairment.] Gender incongruence has been moved out of the “Mental and behavioural disorders” chapter and into the new “Conditions related to sexual health” chapter. This reflects current knowledge that trans-related and gender diverse identities are not conditions of mental ill-health, and that classifying them as such can cause enormous stigma. 1

What is Gender Incongruence? Gender Incongruence of Adolescence and Adulthood is characterised by a marked and persistent incongruence between an individual´s experienced gender and the assigned sex, which often leads to a desire to ‘transition’, in order to live and be accepted

Gender incongruence of childhood : Gender incongruence of childhood is characterised by a marked incongruence between an individual’s experienced/expressed gender and the assigned sex in pre-pubertal children. It includes a strong desire to be a different gender than the assigned

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Health Disorders 5th edition text revision (DSM5-TR) A marked incongruence between one’s experienced/expressed gender and assigned gender, of at least six months’ duration, as manifested by at least two or more of the following: A

Summary/Breakdown  The ICD-11 diagnostic criteria related to gender incongruence (GI) overlap with the DSM 5-TR diagnostic criteria for gender dysphoria (GD) however the length of GD/GI are different. In the ICD-11 GI of childhood has to be present for 2 years and GI in