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. 2016;86(4):366-72.
doi: 10.1037/ort0000190.

Psychosocial, HIV, and health care management issues impacting transgender individuals

Jan S Redfern  1 , Arti Barnes  2 , Joseph Chang  3
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Psychosocial, HIV, and health care management issues impacting transgender individuals

Jan S Redfern et al. Am J Orthopsychiatry. 2016.

Abstract

This article reviews the varied process of transitioning and the psychosocial and quality-of-life benefits and outcomes of gender-affirmation therapeutic interventions, examines the barriers that transgender (TG) persons face in accessing health care, and describes the authors' experiences in improving access to medical services by launching a TG health care clinic and a service provider collaborative. It concludes with a summary of the burgeoning prevalence of HIV among TG people and the associated psychosocial effects. (PsycINFO Database Record

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