Some people may want to achieve a full transition to the gender with which they identify. Explore Your Gender Identity- Maybe you don't know what your gender identity is. World Professional Association for Transgender Health; 2012. https://www.wpath.org/publications/soc. Like adults, children must experience impairments in functioning or significant distress lasting a minimum of six months. Behavioral therapy isn't intended to alter your gender identity. Gender dysphoria - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic Suicidal ideation and suicide attempts in persons with gender dysphoria. Caring for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Persons: What - AAFP 2017 May-Jun;39(3):382-383. doi: 10.4103/IJPSYM.IJPSYM_400_16. Anastasia Selby is a graduate of the MFA program at Syracuse University and currently lives in Seattle, WA, where they work as a nanny and writer. Your browser does not support the