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Review
. 2023 Feb 28:19:479-493.
doi: 10.2147/NDT.S359979. eCollection 2023.

Gender Dysphoria: Optimizing Healthcare for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth with a Multidisciplinary Approach

Claire A Coyne  1   2 , Briahna T Yuodsnukis  1 , Diane Chen  1   2   3
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Review

Gender Dysphoria: Optimizing Healthcare for Transgender and Gender Diverse Youth with a Multidisciplinary Approach

Claire A Coyne et al. Neuropsychiatr Dis Treat. .

Abstract

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) youth and their families are seeking medical and mental health care at increasing rates. As the number of multidisciplinary pediatric gender programs expands, we consider the history and evidence base for gender affirmative care and highlight existing models of care that can flexibly accommodate the diverse needs of TGD youth and their families. Comprehensive multidisciplinary care includes both medical and mental health providers who work collaboratively with TGD youth and their caregivers to assess gender-related support needs and facilitate access to developmentally appropriate medical and mental health interventions. In addition to direct health-care services, multidisciplinary care for TGD youth and their families extends into community training, education, community outreach, nonmedical programming, and advocacy for TGD youth.

Keywords: gender diversity; gender-affirming care; multidisciplinary care; transgender.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Diane Chen reports grants from National Institutes of Health, Received honorarium for presenting Grand Rounds in February 2022 from Children’s National Hospital, outside the submitted work. The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.

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Timeline of gender-affirming pediatric medical care.
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