The World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), formerly known as the Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association, maintains and publishes the Standards of Care (SOC) -- guidelines for how to treat people with gender identity disorder. The Standards of Care are intende...
Understanding how to help a teenager with suicidal thoughts can help avoid tragedy. Here, we’re reviewing how to spot early suicide warning signs in teenagers, along with some of the steps you can take to help your teen cope, heal, and become happy again. We’ll also be covering how in...
TheGIC, which operates out ofCAMH, pronounced “Cam-H,” had been standing firm against a changing tide in the world of psychological treatment for children with gender dysphoria. The “gender-affirmative” approach, which focuses on identifying young transgender children and helping them socially t...
Therapists are supposed to avoid “dual relationships.” If a therapist sees you, she isn’t supposed to also treat your mother, your husband, or maybe even your boss. The therapeutic relationship is supposed to be air-gapped, so the secrets you spill can’t influence or inform someone ...
In its final form, the Declaration of Madrid includes seven general guidelines that focus on the aims of psychiatry namely to treat mentally ill patients, prevent mental illness, promote mental health and provide care and rehabilitation for mentally ill patients. The Declaration of Madrid has now ...
“It’s hard to treat something that you think is just put on your child because of the color of [his or her] skin. And it’s hard to get family involved in the strategies you’re using to deal with your symptoms.” Janel’s older brother, for one, was upset when she shared her...
How the world had changed! This time, instead of the couch and the complaints, there was just one appointment. After spending several hours at the doctor’s office, he concluded that there was a good chance I hadADHD. He prescribed a stimulant to treat it. ...
References From Chapter 1 of Mother Nurture: A Mother's Guide to Health in Body, Mind, and Intimate Relationships Penguin, 2002 How Your Cupboard Can Become Bare Growing Demands upon You Page 8 If any nutrients were missing in the foods you ate, they were extracted from you and given to ...
Megan believes people need to stop concerning themselves with transgender and non-binary people’s labels to determine whether to respect someone. “Appearance and gender should not come into play when deciding whether or not to treat others with decency.” ...
It is different from the legal right to provide informed consent, which depends on age and differs across countries depending on their regulations [4]. In the care for transgender and gender diverse adolescents specifically, the assessment of decision-making competence is delicate and a spe- cial...