TY  - BOOK
AU  - Forcier,Michelle
AU  - Sherer,Ilana
ED  - American Academy of Pediatrics,
TI  - LGBTQ+: support and care
T2  - Pediatric collections
SN  - 9781610025423
AV  - RA564 .L438 2021
KW  - Transgender children
KW  - Mental health
KW  - Services for
KW  - Transgender youth
KW  - Children
KW  - Gender identity
KW  - Mental health services
KW  - Sexual and gender minorities
KW  - Humans
KW  - Adolescent
KW  - Child
KW  - Transgender Persons
KW  - psychology
KW  - Gender Identity
KW  - Health Services for Transgender Persons
KW  - Mental Health Services
KW  - Electronic Books
N1  - 1; --; Caring for transgender children --; Ensuring comprehensive care and support for transgender and gender-diverse children and adolescents --; Primary care considerations for transgender and gender-diverse youth --; Mental health, drug, and violence interventions for sexual/gender minorities: a systematic review --; Ethical issues in gender-affirming care for youth --; Hormonal treatment and cardiovascular risk profile in transgender adolescents --; Mental health and timing of gender-affirming care --; Challenges in timing puberty suppression for gender-nonconforming adolescents --; Timing of puberty suppression and surgical options for transgender youth --; Pubertal suppression for transgender youth and risk of suicidal ideation --; Trans teen shares her story --; Body dissatisfaction and mental health outcomes of youth on gender-affirming hormone therapy --; Mental health of transgender children who are supported in their identities --; Social transition: supporting our youngest transgender children; 2; b
N2  - Pediatric Collections offers what you need to know - original, focused research in a snapshot approach. Transgender people face alarmingly high rates of verbal harassment and physical violence, including at home and at school. Transgender youths face significant mental health issues as a consequence, including depression and suicidality, anxiety, body image distortion, substance abuse, and post-traumatic stress disorder. Part 3 of this first-of-its-kind 3-part series helps show how pediatric primary care providers (PPCPs) are uniquely situated to screen, identify, and care for transgender and gender-diverse youths. As children and adolescents become increasingly aware of gender diversity, PPCPs should be attentive to physical and emotional cues that point to gender-related distress. Early identification of distress in transgender patients, supported exploration of identity, and affirmation helps foster healthy growth and development in a particularly vulnerable population. It also leads to positive long-term health outcomes, including decreased morbidity and mortality
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