PEDIATRIC GENDER IDENTITY. GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE FOR TRANSGENDER AND GENDER DIVERSE YOUTH

1. Overview and Terminology
2. Epidemiology of Pediatric Gender Identity
3. Pathways of Gender Development
4. Neurobiology of Pediatric Gender Identity
5. Minority Stress and the Impact of Acceptance
6. Sex-Positive Approaches to Educating, Supporting, and Listening to TGD Youth in Clinical Encounters
7. Patient-Centered Care: Providing Safe Spaces in Behavioral Health Settings
8. Primary Care
9. Mood, Anxiety, and Other Mental Health Concerns
10. Caring for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth with Co-occurring Neurodiversity
11. Considerations for Acute Care of TGD Youth
12. Psychotherapy: A Clinical Perspective
13. Treatment Paradigms for Prepubertal Children
14. Treatment Paradigms for Adolescents: Gender-Affirming Hormonal Care
15. Fertility Considerations for Gender Diverse Youth
16. Gender-Affirming Surgical Care
17. Late Adolescence to Early Adulthood
18. Cultural Considerations in the United States
19. International Considerations & Variations in Practice: An African Perspective
20. Legal Considerations for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth

This book serves as a guide to key topics regarding pediatric gender identity to help clinicians better care for transgender and gender diverse youth. Written by experts in the field, it covers critical considerations for child health providers from a variety of disciplines in a range of clinical settings. Patients, families and other community agencies can also find useful information about current practices and recommendations for care and support. The text begins by overviewing terminology, epidemiology, gender identity development, and relevant neurobiology. Next, the text focuses on the emergence of affirmative treatment paradigms using a patient-centered, consent based framework. Topics include psychotherapeutic support, gender-affirming medical and surgical care, management of co-existing psychiatric conditions, sexual health and fertility, legal considerations, international considerations, and more.
Pediatric Gender Identity can be used as a framework to address core clinical issues and offers practical considerations for gender-affirming care. Using the growing science and understanding of gender development, this book is an excellent resource for all professionals working with gender diverse youth, including child and adolescent psychiatrists, pediatricians, pediatric surgeons, psychologists, therapists, researchers, school and educational leaders, and students.

Features
• A comprehensive guide to supporting transgender and gender-diverse youth clinicians, educators, researchers, and families
• Covers a range of topics including gender-affirming medical and surgical care, mental health supports, legal topics, and the latest relevant neuroscience
• Written by international experts in the field of pediatric gender identity

Author
• Michelle Forcier Department of Pediatrics Brown University Providence, RI USA
• Jack L. Turban Division of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Massachusetts General Hospital Boston, MA USA
• Gerrit Van Schalkwyk Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior Brown University Providence, RI USA