Gender Madness in American Psychiatry: Essays From the Struggle for Dignity
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (610 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1439223882 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 220 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Joanne Herman said Could it be that the DSM-IV is unfairly biased against transgender people?. Could it be that: 1) The diagnoses that label trans people as mentally ill are based largely upon the opinion of a handful of psychiatrists imposing their view of what is socially acceptable behavior? "Could it be that the DSM-IV is unfairly biased against transgender people?" according to Joanne Herman. Could it be that: 1) The diagnoses that label trans people as mentally ill are based largely upon the opinion of a handful of psychiatrists imposing their view of what is socially acceptable behavior? 2) These psychiatrists base their opinion almost entirely on studies of their own patients without considering the large number of transgender people leading well-adjusted lives who don't feel the need to see a psychiatrist? Could it be that the DSM-IV is unfairly biased against transgender people? Could it be that: 1) The diagnoses that label trans people as mentally ill are based largely upon the opinion of a handful of psychiatrists imposing their view of what is socially acceptable behavior? 2) These psychiatrists base their opinion almost entirely on studies of their own patients without considering the large number of transgender people leading well-adjusted lives who don't feel the need to see a psychiatrist? 3) These psychiatrists are suspiciously relentless in challenging the credibility of anyone who seeks to challenge their opinion? Could it be that the DSM-IV is unfairly biased against transgender people? Joanne Herman Could it be that: 1) The diagnoses that label trans people as mentally ill are based largely upon the opinion of a handful of psychiatrists imposing their view of what is socially acceptable behavior? 2) These psychiatrists base their opinion almost entirely on studies of their own patients without considering the large number of transgender people leading well-adjusted lives who don't feel the need to see a psychiatrist? 3) These psychiatrists are suspiciously relentless in challenging the credibility of anyone who seeks to challenge their opinion? 4) Their opinion ignores significant studies by other professionals showing that most indivi. ) Their opinion ignores significant studies by other professionals showing that most indivi. ) These psychiatrists are suspiciously relentless in challenging the credibility of anyone who seeks to challenge their opinion? Could it be that the DSM-IV is unfairly biased against transgender people? Joanne Herman Could it be that: 1) The diagnoses that label trans people as mentally ill are based largely upon the opinion of a handful of psychiatrists imposing their view of what is socially acceptable behavior? 2) These psychiatrists base their opinion almost entirely on studies of their own patients without considering the large number of transgender people leading well-adjusted lives who don't feel the need to see a psychiatrist? 3) These psychiatrists are suspiciously relentless in challenging the credibility of anyone who seeks to challenge their opinion? 4) Their opinion ignores significant studies by other professionals showing that most indivi. ) Their opinion ignores significant studies by other professionals showing that most indivi. ) These psychiatrists base their opinion almost entirely on studies of their own patients without considering the large number of transgender people leading well-adjusted lives who don't feel the need to see a psychiatrist? Could it be that the DSM-IV is unfairly biased against transgender people? Could it be that: 1) The diagnoses that label trans people as mentally ill are based largely upon the opinion of a handful of psychiatrists imposing their view of what is socially acceptable behavior? 2) These psychiatrists base their opinion almost entirely on studies of their own patients without considering the large number of transgender people leading well-adjusted lives who don't feel the need to see a psychiatrist? 3) These psychiatrists are suspiciously relentless in challenging the credibility of anyone who seeks to challenge their opinion? Could it be that the DSM-IV is unfairly biased against transgender people? Joanne Herman Could it be that: 1) The diagnoses that label trans people as mentally ill are based largely upon the opinion of a handful of psychiatrists imposing their view of what is socially acceptable behavior? 2) These psychiatrists base their opinion almost entirely on studies of their own patients without considering the large number of transgender people leading well-adjusted lives who don't feel the need to see a psychiatrist? 3) These psychiatrists are suspiciously relentless in challenging the credibility of anyone who seeks to challenge their opinion? 4) Their opinion ignores significant studies by other professionals showing that most indivi. ) Their opinion ignores significant studies by other professionals showing that most indivi. ) These psychiatrists are suspiciously relentless in challenging the credibility of anyone who seeks to challenge their opinion? Could it be that the DSM-IV is unfairly biased against transgender people? Joanne Herman Could it be that: 1) The diagnoses that label trans people as mentally ill are based largely upon the opinion of a handful of psychiatrists imposing their view of what is socially acceptable behavior? 2) These psychiatrists base their opinion almost entirely on studies of their own patients without considering the large number of transgender people leading well-adjusted lives who don't feel the need to see a psychiatrist? 3) These psychiatrists are suspiciously relentless in challenging the credibility of anyone who seeks to challenge their opinion? 4) Their opinion ignores significant studies by other professionals showing that most indivi. ) Their opinion ignores significant studies by other professionals showing that most indivi. Discredited Crackpots and Narcissistic rage Discredited crackpots and narcissistic rageDr. Winters is the last person I know whom I would consider either narcissistic or rageful. Her book is well thought out, and flows in spite of being built from a number of blog posts (as if that would discredit the facts and analysis within). Her blog posts generated feedback which she used to create a more holistic work, one which puts the lie to the canards of the Toronto/Northwestern axis of transphobia.Yes, Ms. Farmer, brain sex is important, even though Dr. Winters doesn't delve into that field. The medical profession, which five years ago scoffed at the concept of gender identity, now recogn. Mindwalker said **This book is incredible, please note that Hontas Farmer has close professional ties with those whom Kelley Winters exposes. The negative reviewer below, Hontas Farmer, has a personal vested interest in trashing this book due to ties with "gender mad" psychiatrists whom Kelley Winters exposes and critiques in this book. This reviewer has behaved in threatening and intimidating ways to various activists in the past and a simple google search should reveal all you need to know about his conflicts of interest in reviewing this book. Having read parts of this book, I would urge you to read this amazing book for yourself and do not consider the negative review from Hontas as objective or accurate. It is precisely because this book provides a searingly incisive expos&e
More than three decades after the American Psychiatric Association voted to remove the classification of homosexuality as a mental disorder, those who do not conform to their assigned birth-sex, either by inner identity or outer social expression, are labeled mentally ill in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) with grave consequences to their human dignity, civil liberties and, for transsexual individuals, access to medical transition procedures. Gender Madness in American Psychiatry: Essays from the Struggle for Dignity provides an overview of the literature and attitudes behind the current diagnostic nomenclature and a historical snapshot of the issues and
Kelley has been fighting for years to undo the damage this slanderous and dehumanizing diagnosis has caused.We all need to join this battle. --Jamison Green, MFA, author of Becoming a Visible ManAs long as our identities are regarded as a disorder we will never attain equality. There is no one who has written more thoughtfully than Kelley Winters about the damage inflicted on transsexual and transgender people by pseudo-scientific psychiatric nomenclature and professional arrogance. In the battle over DSM-V, this book provides some desperately needed understanding. Our rights and our lives depend on overturning this misogynistic idea. In this book, she lucidly lays out the conflicts and some potential solutions for resolving the power struggle between some psychiatrists and psychologists, who are supposedly objective authorities, and trans people themselves, who are seeking autonomy, dignity and integrity. --Denise Leclair, Executive Dir