Journal•ISSN: 1434-4599
International Journal of Transgenderism
Taylor & Francis
About: International Journal of Transgenderism is an academic journal. The journal publishes majorly in the area(s): Transgender & Gender dysphoria. It has an ISSN identifier of 1434-4599. Over the lifetime, 345 publications have been published receiving 11320 citations.
Topics: Transgender, Gender dysphoria, Transsexual, Mental health, Population
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TL;DR: This version of the SOC recognizes that treatment for gender dysphoria has become more individualized, and can be used to help patients consider the full range of health services open to them, in accordance with their clinical needs and goals for gender expression.
Abstract: The Standards of Care (SOC) for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People is a publication of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH). The overall goal of the SOC is to provide clinical guidance for health professionals to assist transsexual, transgender, and gender nonconforming people with safe and effective pathways to achieving lasting personal comfort with their gendered selves, in order to maximize their overall health, psychological well-being, and self-fulfillment. This assistance may include primary care, gynecologic and urologic care, reproductive options, voice and communication therapy, mental health services (e.g., assessment, counseling, psychotherapy), and hormonal and surgical treatments. The SOC are based on the best available science and expert professional consensus. Because most of the research and experience in this field comes from a North American and Western European perspective, adaptations of the SOC to other parts ...
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TL;DR: Meyer et al. as discussed by the authors presented a report on the state of the art in health care and mental health care for the first time, focusing on the role of women in the health care system.
Abstract: Committee Members: Walter Meyer III M.D. (Chairperson), Walter O. Bockting Ph.D., Peggy Cohen-Kettenis Ph.D., Eli Coleman Ph.D., Domenico DiCeglie M.D., Holly Devor Ph.D., Louis Gooren M.D., Ph.D., J. Joris Hage M.D., Sheila Kirk M.D., Bram Kuiper Ph.D., Donald Laub M.D., Anne Lawrence M.D., Yvon Menard M.D., Stan Monstrey M.D., Jude Patton PA-C, Leah Schaefer Ed.D., Alice Webb D.H.S., Connie Christine Wheeler Ph.D.
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TL;DR: In this paper, a needs assessment (N = 248) conducted in Washington, DC, revealed that trans-gendered people of color are at high risk for HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, suicide and violence/crime victimization.
Abstract: SUMMARY A needs assessment (N = 248) conducted in Washington, DC, revealed that trans-gendered people of color are at high risk for HIV/AIDS, substance abuse, suicide and violence/crime victimization. Overall HIV prevalence was 25%, with 32% in natal males (MTFs, i.e., male-to-females). Four predictors for HIV positive status were identified through logistic regression-male sex at birth, a history of substance abuse, sexual assault, and unemployment. Substance abuse was found in nearly half the sample (48%) but only half of those (51%) had sought treatment for it. Thirty-eight percent reported experiencing suicidal ideation, with 63% of those attributing it to their gender issues. Of those with suicidal ideation, nearly half (49%, or 16% of the entire sample), went on to make attempt(s) to kill themselves. Forty-three percent had been victims of violence or crime, including 13% who had been sexually assaulted. Knowledge of the Standards of Care of the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Associat...
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TL;DR: This research highlights the need to understand more fully the role of emotion in the decision-making process and the role that emotion plays in the development of new treatments for cancer.
Abstract: Stephen B. Levine MD (Chairperson), George Brown MD, Eli Coleman PhD., Peggy Cohen-Kettenis PhD, J. Joris Hage MD, Judy Van Maasdam MA, Maxine Petersen MA, Friedemann Pfafflin, MD, Leah C. Schaefer EdD. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Consultants: Dallas Denny MA, Domineco DiCeglie MD, Wolf Eicher MD, Jamison Green, Richard Green MD, Louis Gooren MD, Donald Laub MD, Anne Lawrence MD, Walter Meyer III MD, C. Christine Wheeler PhD ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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TL;DR: What the study found was a system that was anything but high quality in meeting the needs of transgender and transsexual individuals.
Abstract: SUMMARY The transgender community is a population group that has experienced an increase in visibility, with only a small, concomitant increase in understanding. This study reports on four focus groups, in which 34 transgendered individuals discussed their experiences and interactions with the health care system. The specific aims of the study were as follows: Identify the health needs of transgender and transsexual (TG/TS) individuals; Hear the experiences and perceptions of TG/TS individuals who are using the current health care system; Identify any barriers to obtaining services, support and/or resources; Assess the extent to which health care providers and systems are able to offer sensitive, high quality and user friendly services that meet TG/TS consumers' needs; and Identify ways that health care services can be enhanced to better meet the needs of the target population. What the study found was a system that was anything but high quality in meeting the needs of TG/TS individuals. Ignorance, insens...
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