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Mendeley readers
| Title |
How Should Physicians Help Gender-Transitioning Adolescents Consider Potential Iatrogenic Harms of Hormone Therapy?
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| Published in |
The AMA Journal of Ethic, August 2017
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| DOI | 10.1001/journalofethics.2017.19.8.ecas3-1708 |
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| Authors |
Thomas D Steensma, S Annelijn Wensing-Kruger, Daniel T Klink |
| Abstract |
Counseling and treatment of transgender youth can be challenging for mental health practitioners, as increased availability of gender-affirming treatments in recent years raises ethical and clinical questions. Is a gender identity diagnosis helpful? What is the right time to treat, and should the adolescent's age matter in decision making? In this article, we discuss these questions in light of a case in which an adolescent wishes to pursue hormone therapy. Our analysis focuses on the importance of balanced decision making when counseling and treating adolescents with nonconforming gender identities. We argue that clinicians' communicating appropriate expectations about the effectiveness and limitations of hormone therapy and the risks of psychological and physical iatrogenic effects is critical. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 40 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 18% |
| United Kingdom | 5 | 13% |
| Canada | 4 | 10% |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 1 | 3% |
| Congo, The Democratic Republic of the | 1 | 3% |
| Argentina | 1 | 3% |
| Italy | 1 | 3% |
| Unknown | 20 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 33 | 83% |
| Scientists | 4 | 10% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 2 | 5% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 3% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 67 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 67 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 8 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 8 | 12% |
| Other | 7 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 6 | 9% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 7% |
| Other | 13 | 19% |
| Unknown | 20 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 30% |
| Psychology | 15 | 22% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 5 | 7% |
| Social Sciences | 4 | 6% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 20 | 30% |