%0 Journal Article
%T The ICD-11 classification of gender incongruence of adolescence and adulthood: adequacy among transgender people in Lebanon
%J Culture health and sexuality
%D 2020
%A Khoury, Brigitte
%A El Khoury, Joseph
%A Fresán Orellana, Ana
%A Daouk, Sariah
%A Khauli, Nicole
%A Ramadan, Zeina
%A Reed, Geoffrey M.
%A Robles, Rebecca
%V ePub
%N ePub
%P ePub-ePub
%X The aim of this study was to evaluate the adequacy of the then proposed International Classification of Diseases version 11 (ICD-11) diagnostic guidelines for Gender Incongruence of Adolescence and Adulthood in a sample of transgender people accessing multi-disciplinary health care services at specialised organisations in Lebanon. The cross-sectional study reported here was part of the ICD-11 field test studies that took place in several countries. Twenty-eight Arab transgender adults residing in Lebanon were recruited after giving consent to participate in a structured interview with a mental health professional. The questions asked of them consisted of the following: socio-demographic data; medical history related to gender identity; experiences of gender incongruence; psychological distress; rejection; violence; and functional impairment. <br><br>RESULTS showed that Arab transgender individuals living in Lebanon report being the victims of violence, abuse, discrimination and rejection from family, peers and society in general. As a result, they develop psychological distress that is better explained by the social context in which they live, rather than by their transgender identity. Reformulating ICD-10 Transsexualism as Gender Incongruence of Adolescence and Adulthood in ICD-11 and moving this diagnosis out of the chapter on mental disorders chapter would be favourable to the Lebanese sample.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
%G en
%I Informa - Taylor and Francis Group
%@ 1369-1058
%U http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2019.1692907