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Transgender Mental Health by Eric Yarbrough; American Psychiatric Association Publishing is a health book available to read on EtoBox.

What is Transgender Mental Health about?

<P>Societal awareness of transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) individuals is greater now than at any point in history, owing to the education of policy makers by advocacy organizations, the education of clinicians by research and scientific organizations, and the education of the general public by movies, television, and other media. However, most professional training programs for mental health professionals provide little to no education regarding gender diversity.</P><P>Transgender Mental Health squarely addresses this deficit. This guide forgoes clinical jargon in favor of accessible, straightforward language designed to educate clinicians on how to address the basic needs of the TGNC community, thus increasing access to mental health care for TGNC individuals, which has been sorely lacking to this point.</P><P>Rich in cases drawn from real clinical experience, the guide is organized into four sections. The first section includes a discussion of the gender spectrum and offers a history of the TGNC experience. This section also covers advocacy, particularly letter writing for gender marker changes and gender-affirming surgeries. The second section is dedicated to ment

Who reads Transgender Mental Health?

Author

Eric Yarbrough; American Psychiatric Association Publishing

Publisher

Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association Publishing

Published

2018

Language

EN

ISBN

9781615371891

Category

health

Subjects

Medical, Psychology, Science

Rating

4.4 / 5 (17 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14