Serving Transgender Youth: Challenges, Dilemmas and Clinical Examples

Professional Psychology, Research and Practice
Amy C TishelmanNorman P Spack

Abstract

Historically, many gender variant individuals have lived in a chronic state of conflict between self-understanding and physical being, one in which there was a continual misalignment between others' perceptions of them and their internal self-perception of gender. Only recently have professionals from mental health and medical realms come together to provide services to these youth. This paper describes an innovative program: the first mental health and medical multidisciplinary clinic housed in a pediatric academic center in North America to serve the needs of gender variant youth. We describe our model of care, focusing on the psychologist's role within a multidisciplinary team and the mental health needs of the youth and families assisted. We highlight clinical challenges and provide practice clinical vignettes to illuminate the psychologist's critical role.

Citations

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Jul 19, 2016·Advances in Pediatrics·Daniel E ShumerNorman P Spack
Dec 15, 2015·LGBT Health·Daniel E ShumerAmy Tishelman
Jul 28, 2018·European Journal of Endocrinology·Laetitia MartinerieSabine E Hannema
Mar 15, 2019·Journal of Research on Adolescence : the Official Journal of the Society for Research on Adolescence·Julianna DeardorffElizabeth A Shirtcliff
May 26, 2020·Fetal and Pediatric Pathology·Mahboobeh RafighMohammad Reza Abbaszadegan
Apr 14, 2017·LGBT Health·Leena NahataAmy C Tishelman
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