The now-outdated term gender identity disorder has been replaced in the new diagnostic manual with gender dysphoria and only applies to individuals who are deeply troubled by their gender variance.

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The term "gender identity disorder" has been replaced by "gender dysphoria" in the DSM-5 to focus on the distress a person experiences due to their gender incongruence, rather than the incongruence itself being a disorder.

The Now-Outdated Term Gender Identity Disorder Has Been Replaced in the New