PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Berlin, Fred S. TI - A Conceptual Overview and Commentary on Gender Dysphoria DP - 2016 Jun 01 TA - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online PG - 246--252 VI - 44 IP - 2 4099 - http://jaapl.org/content/44/2/246.short 4100 - http://jaapl.org/content/44/2/246.full SO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2016 Jun 01; 44 AB - Gender Dysphoria is a distressed state of mind that is of interest to psychiatrists, including forensic psychiatrists. Forensic matters can be best addressed only after one has a good appreciation of relevant psychiatric knowledge and concepts. In this commentary I review the nature of Gender Dysphoria, its relationship to cross-dressing and erotic arousal, and the question of whether it should be thought of as a psychiatric disorder. I also review the complexity of sex and gender; alternative conceptualizations of Gender Dysphoria, its etiology, its multicultural history, and its typical course over time in a given individual. Finally, I summarize treatment options, treatment outcomes, and difficulties of treating Gender Dysphoria within an inmate population.