Transgender-Affirming Care: What Every Psychiatrist Should Know-View Presentation

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This video is titled "Transgender Affirming Care: What Every Psychiatrist Should Know" and is session 1142. The video features a panel of esteemed psychiatrists discussing various topics related to transgender patients and care. The panel consists of Dr. Neetha Bhatt, Dr. Mira Menon, Dr. Jessica Porcelain, Dr. Oakland Walters, and Julie Gentile, who is the chair of the Department of Psychiatry at Wright State University. The panel introduces themselves and their roles at different universities and healthcare institutions. They discuss the lack of mental health resources for transgender individuals and the difficulties they face in accessing healthcare due to stigma and discrimination. The panel emphasizes the importance of recognizing and understanding topics related to gender diversity and highlights that the number of people identifying as transgender is greater than previously known. They also discuss the classification of gender diversity as a mental disorder and the implications of the World Health Organization's reclassification. The panel further explores the stigma and discrimination faced by transgender individuals in various parts of the world and the negative impact on their mental health. They discuss the neuroanatomical variations in transgender individuals and the correlation between gender diversity and traits of autism spectrum disorder. The panel emphasizes the importance of providing transgender affirming care and offers recommendations for clinicians including asking patients about their preferred pronouns, creating inclusive environments, and being aware of local resources. They also discuss the role of psychiatrists in providing gender affirming care and the importance of following the WPATH standards of care. The panel concludes by providing an overview of the evaluation and letter writing process for gender affirming surgery. Overall, this video provides valuable insights and recommendations for psychiatrists on how to provide transgender affirming care.

Keywords

Transgender Affirming Care

Psychiatrists

Transgender patients

Mental health resources

Access to healthcare

Stigma and discrimination

Gender diversity

Mental disorder classification

Neuroanatomical variations

Gender affirming care