In Italy hormonal treatment for persons with Gender Identity Dysphoria can be prescribed by endocrinologists only after a well-defined diagnosis has been formulated by trained psychologists/psychiatrists. Presc
(from the chapter) Discusses the etiology, assessment, and treatment of gender dysphoria, or gender identity disorder. Gender dysphoria usually originates in childhood and tends to be persistent through adulthood for most individuals. Clinicians need to obtain a comprehensive and detailed developmental ...
Transgender and gender non-conforming individuals may be at a higher risk of developing eating disorders due to factors such as body dissatisfaction, gender dysphoria, and experiences of discrimination or harassment. How do eating disorders impact genders differently? Symptoms of eating disorders can be...
Florida and other Republican-led states in recent years have approved numerous laws and regulations focused on transgender people. One of the highest-profile issues has been restricting the use of puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors with gender dysphoria. The federal government defines gen...
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Supreme Court poised to enter debate over transgender care for minors May 7, 2024 The past decade has seen a sharp rise in the number of adolescents diagnosed with gender dysphoria, which is defined as “clinically significant distress resulting from persistent incongruence between a perso...
Body dysmorphia vs. gender dysphoria While the term "body dysmorphia" may sound similar to "gender dysphoria," the two are different. Gender dysphoria refers to the psychological distress a person may have if the gender they identify with doesn't align with the sex they were assigned at birth...
, the Family Court had authorised gender reassignment surgery for a child suffering from a physical, congenital condition, but notably in Re Alex, the subject child suffered no identified physical condition indicating treatment, but from an identified psychological condition, gender identity dysphoria. ...
"We conclude the Legislature made a permissible, rational policy choice to limit the types of available medical procedures for children, particularly in light of the relative nascency of both gender dysphoria and its various modes of treatment and the Legislature's express constitutional author...