2022 World Professional Association for Transgender Health guidelines propose abandoning mental health assessment as a prerequisite for gender-affirming care.

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals should be prioritized for equitable mental health care, focusing on reducing the effects of gender minority stress and promoting resilience, suggests a review in Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The World Professional Association for Transgender Health 2022 guidelines propose abandoning mental health assessment as a prerequisite for gender-affirming medical or surgical care.

March 07, 2024
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