Abstract
Heightened public awareness about gender diversity in childhood and adolescence has resulted in more youth and families seeking medical and mental health services. In response to these needs, there has been nationwide growth in specialized multidisciplinary clinics treating gender-diverse and transgender youth. Despite general agreement that comprehensive treatment is best delivered through a multidisciplinary team by both medical and mental health clinicians with gender-related expertise and familiarity with child and adolescent development, there is currently no consensus regarding the best approach to clinical care with gender-diverse and transgender youth. In this article, we provide a narrative review of the gender affirmative model guiding our clinical practice and describe the development of our unique model of affirming care within the Gender and Sex Development Program at the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 117-123 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Transgender Health |
| Volume | 1 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 2016 |
Keywords
- gender affirmative care
- gender diversity
- gender dysphoria
- multidisciplinary care
- transgender
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Gender Studies
- Medicine (miscellaneous)
