title: A new classification system for lesbians: the Dyke Diagnostic Manual.
abstract: There has been a long-standing need for a diagnostic manual that documents the unique pathological behaviors of lesbians. The Dyke Diagnostic Manual (DDM) is meant to supplement mainstream classification systems used to identify problematic behaviors in heterosexuals. This article presents thirteen uniquely lesbian conditions that are nowhere to be found in heterosexist diagnostic systems. The DDM may help to reduce the pain and suffering found in many lesbian relationships where one or both partners are afflicted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California, USA. meliason@sfsu.edu
authors.forename: Michele J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Eliason
mesh_terms: D039721:Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; D005260:Female; D005329:Fetishism, Psychiatric / Q000145:classification* / Q000523:psychology; D005783:Gender Identity; D018452:Homosexuality, Female / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000523:psychology*