>>11647289Where are the citations I asked for? You keep sperging on and on about parallels and similarities between gender dysphoria (GD) and body dysmorphia disorder (BDD), but you consistently do not provide any evidence for your thesis except for memes.
>because all you do is dodge the central thesisOn the contrary, I have addressed your little pet thesis multiple times. I still have a summary of major differences between GD and BDD that I am copy-pasting to refresh your memory:
General:
-GD is a form of gender variance and used to be called Gender Identity Disorder in the DSM-IV
-BDD is a mental disorder categorized in the obsessive–compulsive spectrum by the DSM-V
-GD concerns gender identity, BDD is limited to a specific body part
-Prevalence of BDD is 2%, GD occurs less than 1 in 1000
Aetiology:
-different heritability between GD (62%) and BDD (44%)
-GD is related to intersex conditions, deviations in hormone levels and their corresponding receptors
-both disorders have their own distinct neuroanatomical variance
Development:
-BDD has low average age of onset (16), GD has high average age of onset (34)
-recently more children with GD
-GD has two distinct pathways: early onset and late onset trajectories
Symptoms:
-GD symptoms are related to distress of one's assigned gender or sex
-BDD maintains obsessive focus on certain body part
-BDD shares features with obsessive-compulsive disorder
-BDD is related to abnormal visual face processing and low levels of serotonin
Treatment:
-BDD is treated with SSRI’s to relieve OCD symptoms + CBT to help with cognitive symptoms
-GD is treated effectively with transition and sometimes psychotherapy
-Surgery is extremely effective in alleviating GD, but not in BDD
Why would you want to group this together?
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