Archived 29 Feb 7pm - "she": https://archive.is/NVS9p
Archived 29 Feb 8:22pm - "they" and "he": https://archive.is/7jYj8
I would love to know what happened after it first appeared online and how quickly the changes were made.
Wonder what the print version says?
People can be convinced that they are the opposite sex (or a Puffin or Napoleon) because they are psychotic, which sounds rather as if it might be true of Scott.
Psychiatric Comorbidity of Gender Identity Disorders: A Survey Among Dutch Psychiatrists
American Journal of Psychiatry - 1 Jul 2003
Extract
Personality, mood, dissociative, and psychotic disorders were the most often reported psychiatric conditions comorbid with gender identity disorder. In about half of the cases that were reported, cross-gender confusion was regarded as an epiphenomenon of other illnesses. Although psychiatrists probably see a self-selected group of patients with cross-gender confusion (those with psychiatric problems would be more likely to visit a psychiatrist), these results underline the need for education of general physicians about psychiatric comorbidity of cross-gender identification.
Our findings also underline the need for articulated diagnostic rules in this area. A nontrivial proportion of our respondents felt that the current DSM-IV gender identity disorder criteria are not strict enough. These respondents indicated that other psychiatric disorders that may explain the cross-gender symptoms should be ruled out before considering a diagnosis of gender identity disorder. There is evidence suggesting that persistent cross-gender identification may occur in psychotic patients. In such cases, the cross-gender confusion appears to be entirely attributable to the misperception of reality that is typical for psychotic disorders (12–18).
Our results, together with anecdotal reports about gender identity disorder misdiagnoses, indicate that it may be fruitful to consider reinstatement of an exclusion criterion that cross-gender symptoms should not be attributable to other psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia. The current DSM criteria allow for a situation in which gender identity disorder and schizophrenia “may coexist” in a patient (DSM-IV, p. 537). One of our respondents said, “When a patient has an acute psychotic episode, I wouldn’t dare to diagnose gender identity disorder.”
The fact that psychosis is mentioned relatively often as a comorbid problem of gender identity disorder also calls for a very careful evaluation of the benefits and risks involved in lowering the starting age for sex-adjustment treatment. The more florid symptoms of psychotic disorders generally do not emerge until adolescence and early adulthood. Confusion about one’s identity, body image aberrations, and the wish to drastically change one’s appearance (e.g., references 21, 22), however, may become manifest before actual psychotic breakdown occurs, as was the case in our hormonally treated psychotic patient (12). Discussions about the proper age for starting sex reassignment therapy should take into account the far-reaching consequences of misclassifying psychotic patients’ cross-gender confusion as gender identity disorder. Thus, in order to assess reliably the nature of the expressed desire to change gender, it may be necessary to wait until early adulthood before sex reassignment therapy becomes a safe option. We feel that independent committees that monitor and evaluate referrals to sex reassignment therapies would be of benefit in this area. Psychiatrists should be well represented on such committees.
https://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/doi/full/10.1176/appi.ajp.160.7.1332
It is a good reason why there is psychiatric "gatekeeping" to determine who gets to buy a Gender Recognition Certificate in England, Wales and Northern Ireland and/or get prescribed cross-sex hormones or a referral for surgery.
The psychiatrist is supposed to make a differential diagnosis between psychosis, gender dysphoria aka transsexualism, autism, "not ready" for transition and someone making it up for an ulterior motive, eg. because they are homosexual (transmaxxers?) or because they are a paedophile who thinks (correctly) that it will make it easier to get access to children. (It does not say that the paedophiles were male but they obviously were because someone legally or apparently female would have greater ease of access to children than someone legally male.)
In expectation that this post might be reported if I do not back up that example with evidence, here is some research:
Gender reassignment: 5 years of referrals in Oxfordshire
The Psychiatrist (British Journal of Psychiatry Bulletin), Royal College of Psychiatrists)
02 January 2018
Abstract
Aims and method
To evaluate the characteristics of individuals seeking gender reassignment, the frequency of subsequent referrals to a specialist centre, and funding approval. Cases were identified from a local referrals database and data were extracted from case notes.
Results
Fifty-four individuals attended for assessment; 70% were biological males and 30% were biological females. Mean age at referral was significantly different between the two groups. Over half were taking hormone supplementation and three had already had surgery. Further, 24% had a current and 30% a past mental illness. The majority of individuals were referred to a specialist centre for gender reassignment but only two had funding for surgery approved. Paedophilia was a rare but concerning finding.
Clinical implications
Psychiatric assessment plays an important role in confirming transsexualism and in identifying other relevant diagnoses.
Results
(Extract)
"Reasons for non-referral to a specialist centre included being deemed not ready for transitioning (either determined by the individual or because the person was not currently living in the desired gender role), being homosexual but not having gender identity disorder, having an autism-spectrum disorder with a significant degree of impairment such that the real-life experience criterion was not met, and seeking gender reassignment to facilitate or normalise paedophilia."
(NB: None of the subjects in this sample happened to be diagnosed as psychotic)
Discussion
(Extract)
"We have been unable to identify any previous literature describing individuals seeking gender reassignment as a means of normalising their paedophilia, but this is clearly a concerning finding."
(That sentence is significant because it demonstrates that the researchers did not have expect to identify paedophiles and therefore there is no suggestion of confirmation bias.)
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/the-psychiatrist/article/gender-reassignment-5-years-of-referrals-in-oxfordshire/6B5F217162ABD9B3189F2EB82787034E
The SNP, Scottish Greens and the Labour Party in Scotland do not care if dangerously psychotic individuals or paedophiles get to "Self-ID" their way into changing their legal sex.
Relevant current thread:
More Trouble for Gender GP
NitroNine · Yesterday 14:20
It’s the SE London CCG that’s issued the warning rather than a body for SE England. That is still 1.9 million people in the London Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley, Greenwich, Lambeth, Lewisham & Southwark.
CheeseChamp · Yesterday 14:46
Through a previous line of work I had a small interaction that stays with me and could be relevant. Southwark has a very high proportion of residents with mental health needs compared to elsewhere - previous residents of Maudsley psychiatric hospital tend to come out of there and get housed in Southwark. For example there are a high amount of residents who are hoarders. Perhaps they are faster on the uptake as the numbers suddenly identifying as trans are higher than elsewhere? Just speculation.
https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/womens_rights/5018338-more-trouble-for-gender-gp?reply=133400883
Gender GP services include recommending medication, prescribing medication and referral for surgery:
https://www.gendergp.com/help-centre/gendergp-service-costs/
Gender GP does not say who is on their "team" or what qualifications they have. Nothing at all about them. However, it is clear from this blogpost that they think that the involvement of psychiatrists is not just unnecessary, it is a bad thing.
Why We Need To End Gatekeeping
18 May 2021
https://www.gendergp.com/why-we-need-to-end-gatekeeping/
Archived: https://archive.ph/M8UvM
Andrew Burns aka Tiffany Scott was unlikely to be ever had recourse to Gender GP as he only started identifying as a woman when in prison (the old "Prison Onset Gender Dysphoria" POGD Scam).
Other men living in the community with severe psychiatric conditions and or who are paedophiles do though, without any Psychiatric Gatekeeping to ensure that they do not get access to hormones and surgery.
All the people who say, "As long as they get their cocks cut off . . . they can call themselves women, they can get a bit of paper to call themselves women, etc." - tell them to read the Oxford study so they appreciate that some men are prepared to get castrated if it will make it easier for them to get access to children to sexually abuse.
That idiot Shona "There is no evidence that predatory and abusive men have ever had to pretend to be anything else to carry out predatory and abusive behaviour" Robinson MSP should be made to write the whole study out again and again until she finally gets the message!
Gender Recognition Reform Bill: Predatory, abusive men like the paedophile who stole my soul will exploit proposed legislation – Susan Dalgety
The Scotsman - 5th Mar 2022
https://www.scotsman.com/news/opinion/columnists/abusive-men-will-exploit-proposed-new-gender-recognition-law-susan-dalgety-3596504
Archived: https://archive.is/nsxmn