Correlation Between Gender Identity and Mood Disorders

Gender identity disorder is an uncommon condition where the individual's self-perception is at variance with his/her gender of birth. Here we'll discuss the correlation between gender identity and mood disorders.

Gender identity issues are associated with a variety of mood disorders, the most common of which is bipolar II. The lifetime prevalence of mood disorders in people with gender identity issues is 45%.

Similarly, several studies have established an association between transsexualism and bipolar mania and depression. The severe mood swings typically heighten the desire for the sex change.

Experts usually attribute the prevalence of mood disorders in people with gender identity confusion to the societal stigma associated with ambiguous gender. People with gender identity disorders are often the subject of discrimination and other forms of persecution.