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- Title
ESCAP statement on the care for children and adolescents with gender dysphoria: an urgent need for safeguarding clinical, scientific, and ethical standards.
- Authors
Drobnič Radobuljac, Maja; Grošelj, Urh; Kaltiala, Riittakerttu; Vermeiren, Robert; Anagnostopoulos, Dimitris; Çuhadaroglu Çetin, Füsun; Crommen, Sofie; Eliez, Stephan; Kravić, Nermina; Kotsis, Konstantinos; Fegert, Jörg M.; Danese, Andrea; Hillegers, Manon; Hoekstra, Pieter J.; Kiss, Enikő; Klauser, Paul; Råberg Christensen, Anne Marie; Schröder, Carmen
- Abstract
The article explores the evolving landscape of gender dysphoria treatment in children and adolescents, focusing on social, legal, and medical transitions. It highlights the historical rarity of gender dysphoria and the recent surge in referrals, particularly among post-pubertal individuals assigned female at birth. It includes the introduction of puberty blockers and hormonal treatments, influenced by Dutch protocols and subsequent guidelines.
- Subjects
WORLD Health Organization; ADOLESCENT psychiatry; CHILD psychiatry; MENTAL illness; GENDER dysphoria; MEDICAL needs assessment; PSYCHOSOCIAL factors; ADOLESCENCE; CHILDREN
- Publication
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2024, Vol 33, Issue 6, p2011
- ISSN
1018-8827
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00787-024-02440-8