Gender Dysphoria: Concepts, Diagnosis and Clinical Management

Carolina Alves Rodrigues; Miriam Marguilho; Bárbara Ferreira; Sandra Nascimento; Miguel Nascimento; Sónia Cardoso; Mariana Silva; Ana Cristina Pablo; Catarina Soares; Carlos Fernandes; Marco Gonçalves

doi:10.20344/amp.21057

Autores

Carolina Alves Rodrigues Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa.
Miriam Marguilho Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa.
Bárbara Ferreira Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa.
Sandra Nascimento Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa.
Miguel Nascimento Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa.
Sónia Cardoso Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa.
Mariana Silva Serviço de Psiquiatria de Ligação. Hospital São José. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa.
Ana Cristina Pablo Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa.
Catarina Soares Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa.
Carlos Fernandes Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa.
Marco Gonçalves Consulta de Sexologia. Hospital Júlio de Matos. Unidade Local de Saúde São José. Lisboa.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.21057

Palavras-chave:

Disforia de género/diagnóstico, Disforia de género/tratamento

Resumo

A disforia de género é definida como uma condição em que existe sofrimento mental associado à incongruência entre o género experienciado pela pessoa e o sexo que lhe foi atribuído à nascença. O género como conceito e a disforia de género como condição com necessidade de intervenção multidisciplinar têm evoluído tão rapidamente quanto a sua visibilidade na sociedade, tornando premente a necessidade de promover a literacia e a formação de todos os profissionais de saúde nesta área. Este artigo de revisão pretende contribuir para o esclarecimento informado e baseado em evidência científica acerca das pessoas com disforia de género e sua abordagem clínica, contribuindo para uma prática segura, inclusiva e livre de discriminação no que concerne aos seus cuidados de saúde.

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