October 25, 2010 9:43 PM BST
Ongoing psychiatric evaluation, first I have heard about it, is that up to SRS. or for ever lol, what are they going to do 2 years after SRS if you don\t come up to scratch, lop your boobs off and say go to go and grow some balls? They can't meet commitments now, just going for an initial refferal, from what I hear takes forever. Basically its the GP makes the initial refferal anyway, if they do away with Gender Clinics I can see the delays being even longer, as all the shrinks will be going into private practice.
Technically once you have been diagnosed with GID and one has accepted that diagnosis, then you no longer suffer from GID. I'll let you know how the research results turn out, the DNA link to GID., Perhaps that will eventually make the shrinks and their final verdict obsolete?
http://www.groundreport.c[...]2872185
October 25, 2010 11:32 PM BST
”NHS… are planning to require all patients who are undergoing treatment for gender issues to have regular psychiatric assessments.”
I was of the understanding that this is generally how things have been done at CX since its conception. During RLE they ask to see you regularly. They have a quick chat, few questions, make their assessment, see you again in 6 months bye-bye. Once you’ve completed RLE and had SRS and got any necessary documentation from them, you’re no longer being treated for gender issues, and they won’t need to see you, ever again.
It’s a lovely feeling!
xx
October 28, 2010 10:36 AM BST
I've had to endure 34 psychiatric assessments due to chief shrink at leeds gender clinic writing me off as mentally unstbale just because I argued with him.
My lawyers are using this as Human Rights, NHS Consitution and Goods and Services issues as basically no-one else has to have these psychiatric exams to get attention to their medical problems. Especially so for those of us who have had our GRCs and Nirth Certs for a long time.
November 4, 2010 11:26 AM GMT
My case is being considered by the ECHR but they can take a few years to report as they are swamped with HR cases from the former soviet union countries.
We also have a United Nations right that we can quote to get surgery and related therapies. have a read of
http://www2.ohchr.org/english/law/cescr.htm