Disforia de género en niños y controversias en su tratamiento: dos concepciones distintas sobre la identidad de género

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https://doi.org/10.5294/pebi.2020.24.1.5

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Disforia de gênero, identidade de gênero, tratamentos em crianças, modelo terapêutico, watchful waiting, modelo afirmativo, relação sexo-gênero, antropologia

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Gender Dysphoria in Children and Controversies about its Treatment: Two Different Conceptions of Gender Identity

Disforia de gênero em crianças e controvérsias em seu tratamento: duas concepções diferentes sobre a identidade de gênero

A disforia de gênero é uma marcada incongruência entre o sexo que se sente ou expressa e o que é designado ao nascer, associada a um mal-estar clinicamente significativo ou a uma deterioração no âmbito social, que pode ocorrer em crianças, adolescentes e adultos. Quanto aos pacientes pediátricos, não existe atualmente consenso em seu tratamento nem evidência que apoie com clareza uma abordagem sobre outro. Na literatura, são descritos três tipos de abordagem em crianças pré-adolescentes: modelo terapêutico, watchful waiting (observação vigilante) e modelo afirmativo. Neste trabalho, é realizada uma breve revisão da literatura sobre a disforia de gênero, são descritas as diferentes abordagens em crianças e são analisadas as visões antropológicas que as justificam. É provável que haja, pelo menos, dois modos de entender a identidade gênero, o que abre espaço a controvérsias nos tratamentos propostos. Por isso, é de grande importância compreender os pressupostos antropológicos nos quais esses modelos estão fundamentados, já que a cada um deles subjazem diferentes maneiras de entender a relação sexo-gênero na pessoa e, portanto, o papel da corporeidade e da autoconsciência na identidade de gênero.

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Cox PCarrasco MA. Disforia de género en niños y controversias en su tratamiento: dos concepciones distintas sobre la identidad de género. Pers bioet. 2020;24(1):57-76. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5294/pebi.2020.24.1.5

Recibido: 30/10/2019

Aceptado: 03/01/2020

Publicado: 07/05/2020

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Biografia do Autor

Paula Cox Cruzat, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Médico general. Magister en Bioética. Centro de Bioética, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

María Alejandra Carrasco, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Doctora en Filosofía y Letras (Universidad de Navarra)

Profesora asociada. Instituto de Filosofía. Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.

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2020-05-08

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Cox Cruzat, P., & Carrasco, M. A. (2020). Disforia de género en niños y controversias en su tratamiento: dos concepciones distintas sobre la identidad de género. Persona Y Bioética, 24(1), 57–76. https://doi.org/10.5294/pebi.2020.24.1.5

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