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Working With Transgender Patients

October 1, 2018

Jack Drescher, MD.
Clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons; member of the DSM-5 work group on sexual and gender identity disorders.

Dr. Drescher has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Our profession has a number of obstacles to overcome in gaining the trust of transgender and gender non-conforming patients. We turn to this month’s expert, Jack Drescher, MD, to better understand how to work with this population.

Promoting Children’s Gender Health: A Guideline for Professionals

November 1, 2016

Diane Ehrensaft, PhD

More and more children are expressing to their parents questions, worries, or declarations about their gender. Dr. Ehrensaft's experience at the Child and Adolescent Gender Center is that medical, mental health, educational, and legal expertise all contribute to optimal care of gender patients. In this article she describes that care.

Gender Dysphoria Diagnosis in Children and Adolescents

November 1, 2016

Jack Drescher, MD

Jack Drescher, MD

Clinical professor of psychiatry & behavioral sciences at New York Medical College; member of DSM-5 work group on sexual and gender identity disorders; member ICD-11 World Health Organization working group

Dr. Drescher has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

What do we know about how gender identity forms for the average person? When does it emerge, and is there a developmental component to gender identity? Dr. Drescher discusses these questions and the current state of gender dysphoria in DSM-5.

Psychopharmacology in Jails: An Introduction [Free Article]

July 1, 2016

Joe Simpson, PhD, MD

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The Experience of Correctional Psychiatry

May 13, 2016

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Psychopharmacology in Jails: An Introduction

May 13, 2016

Joe Simpson, PhD, MD

If you are interested in part-time correctional work, the best place to start is often the local jail—as opposed to a prison. What’s the difference between the two? A jail is a criminal justice facility operated by a city or county. It houses people who are awaiting trial or who...

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Psychopharmacology in Jails: An Introduction

May 1, 2016

Joe Simpson, PhD, MD

Joe Simpson, PhD, MD. Supervising psychiatrist at the Los Angeles County DMH Jail Mental Health Services, CA Dr. Simpson has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

There is a high demand for psychiatric care in U.S. correctional facilities. At any given time, about 1% of the adult population is incarcerated, and many of them have a psychiatric disorder of some sort.

The Experience of Correctional Psychiatry

May 1, 2016

Patrick Gariety, MD

Patrick Gariety, MD Psychiatrist at Group Health Behavioral Health Services, WA Dr. Gariety has disclosed that he has no relevant financial or other interests in any commercial companies pertaining to this educational activity.

Dr. Patrick Gariety shares his experiences as a treatment clinician working in a facility with about 300 psychiatric patients, staffed with five psychiatrists and eight psychologists. The psychiatric population was extremely mixed, with most of the patients suffering from some form of chronic mental illness, and/or severe personality disorders.

Treating Transgender Children and Teens

September 1, 2014

Daniel Medeiros, MD

Transgender rights are currently seen as the next frontier for equal rights. But from a practical standpoint, what do we do when a family comes to us with a child with gender variant expression?

Psychiatric Treatment of Transgender Patients

September 1, 2014

Julianna Troy, MD, MPH

Identifying as transgender or gender noncomforming is not uncommon in the college population. In a recent survey of college students, 0.2% of respondents (from a pool of 123,078) identified as transgender.