About the Guide
This introductory guide offers an array of topics that will be essential in understanding how to work with TGNC patients. It provides basic information to raise awareness of the needs of TGNC patients and how to incorporate gender-affirming care in psychiatric practices. This toolkit does not represent official APA policy, but offers a perspective from physicians that work with this community on a regular basis. The objective of this toolkit is to help a broader range of psychiatrists become familiar with best practices for treating TGNC patients. Psychiatrists can consult Resources & References section for further reading.
Disclaimer
Although TGNC patients have been treated psychiatrically, medically, and surgically for the past 100 years, standards of care regarding this patient population are still in infancy. Thus, research is still needed to develop more effective treatment.
Many experts have studied gender and sexuality throughout their careers. This toolkit represents just one view of how to work with TGNC patients, based largely on the WPATH Standards of Care. This toolkit aims to provide a progressive treatment approach that will allow clinicians to treat TGNC patients with respect and with a focus on preserving patient autonomy.
NOV 2017
Physician Reviewed
Eric Yarbrough, M.D.
Jeremy Kidd, M.D., M.P.H.
Ranna Parekh, M.D., M.P.H.