LGBTQ+ Mental Health: Challenges, Advocacy, and Clinical Considerations for Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Persons-View Presentation

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This summary is about a video in the American Psychiatric Association's webinar series on LGBTQ+ mental health. The session focuses on challenges, advocacy, and clinical considerations for transgender and gender nonconforming individuals. Dr. Gabriel Contreras, Jr. introduces the video, and Dr. Amir Ahuja moderates the session. The video features presentations from Dr. Fiona Fonseca, Dr. Teddy Goetz, and Laura Erickson-Schroth. The panelists discuss mental health inequities, trauma-informed care, gender-affirming medical and surgical interventions, psychiatric care, and the role of healthcare providers in reducing disparities and promoting equity. The importance of understanding intersectionality and minority stress is emphasized. The video also includes a Q&A section for participants to engage in further discussion. Overall, it provides a comprehensive overview of LGBTQ+ mental health and offers guidance for healthcare providers. <br /><br />In addition, the video explores various aspects of the gender-affirming medical care, such as primary care, menstrual suppression and cessation, fertility research, psychiatric care, and medication management. It emphasizes the importance of regular lipid screening and osteoporosis screening for individuals on hormone therapy. Menstrual suppression and cessation are discussed as crucial components of gender-affirming care, and different methods of achieving this are mentioned. Fertility research is noted as an area with limited data, and the impact of hormone therapy on fertility is discussed. Psychiatric care recommendations include meeting basic needs, providing resources for gender affirmation, and offering gender-affirming psychotherapy. The role of psychopharmacology and considering drug interactions are highlighted. Controversial topics like conversion therapy, participation in sports, and the treatment of transgender and non-binary minors are touched upon. The video concludes with suggestions for further resources, including the Association of LGBTQ Psychiatrists, WPATH, and the upcoming APA conference.

Keywords

LGBTQ+ mental health

transgender

gender nonconforming

psychiatric care

healthcare providers

gender-affirming care

hormone therapy

gender affirmation

psychopharmacology

conversion therapy

APA conference