>TGD [transgender and gender diverse] patients had on average more diagnoses than cisgender patients (3.54 ± 1.88 vs 3.04 ± 1.72, t = 2.37, P = .02). After controlling for age, TGD patients were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder than cisgender patients (P < .05).
I wonder in which direction the causation goes. Does having mental disorders cause or make one more prone to gender dysphoria? Or does having gender dysphoria cause or make one more prone to mental disorders?
Mad_Chemist_ t1_iv9mysw wrote
Reply to Psychiatric Diagnoses Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Patients Compared to Cisgender Patients by Frougnasse
>TGD [transgender and gender diverse] patients had on average more diagnoses than cisgender patients (3.54 ± 1.88 vs 3.04 ± 1.72, t = 2.37, P = .02). After controlling for age, TGD patients were significantly more likely to be diagnosed with posttraumatic stress disorder and borderline personality disorder than cisgender patients (P < .05).
I wonder in which direction the causation goes. Does having mental disorders cause or make one more prone to gender dysphoria? Or does having gender dysphoria cause or make one more prone to mental disorders?