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Gender-Affirming Care for Adolescents Separating Political Polarization From Medicine.

Authors :
Leibowitz, Scott
Source :
Psychiatric Times. Jun2023, Vol. 40 Issue 6, p1-20. 4p.
Publication Year :
2023

Abstract

The article comments on gender-affirming care for adolescents and the separation of political polarization from medicine. Trends regarding those who seek care include increase in adolescents asserting a nonbinary identity and who did not have gender-diverse expressions in childhood and inversion in assigned sex-ratio. It emphasize the need to consider factors when making treatment decisions and discusses improvements in psychological well-being, psychosocial functioning and quality of life.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
08932905
Volume :
40
Issue :
6
Database :
Academic Search Index
Journal :
Psychiatric Times
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
164364572