Transgender health : a practitioner's guide to binary and non-binary trans patient care

By:

Vincent, Ben

Publisher: London : Jessica Kingsley, 2018Description: 208p. : ill. (black and white)ISBN:

9781785922015

Subject(s):

NLM classification:

WM 645.

Contents:

1. Introducing Trans Terminology. 2. Fundamental Concepts: Sex, Gender, and Transgender History. 3. Administration, and Patient Interactions. 4. The Referral Process. 5. Care Separate from Transition. 6. Children and Adolescents. 7. Gender Affirmation: Hormone Replacement Therapy, and Non-Surgical Interventions. 8. Gender Affirmation: Surgeries. References.

Summary: The number of people coming out as transgender continues to rise, and this book shows healthcare and medical practitioners how to deliver excellent primary and secondary care to gender diverse patients. This guide provides accessible and practical advice on tailoring the social and ethical aspects of practice to the needs of each individual. Beyond setting out how clinical procedures should work for gender reassignment, it explains how to use language and pronouns in a respectful way, provides information on transgender services and resources, and offers insights into the challenges commonly faced by transgender people in both medical and social contexts. Based on cutting edge research and the lived experience of the author as a non-binary person, this is essential reading for all those working to meet the needs of transgender people in healthcare settings.

List(s) this item appears in: SLAM Library LGBTQ+ books | Stenhouse PRIDE

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Book	Hirson Library (St Helier) Shelves	WM 617 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	021167
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Book	South London and Maudsley Trust Library Shelves	WM 645 VIN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	023167
Book	Stenhouse Library Shelves	HT 65 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	ST00007

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The number of people coming out as transgender continues to rise, and this book shows healthcare and medical practitioners how to deliver excellent primary and secondary care to gender diverse patients.

This guide provides accessible and practical advice on tailoring the social and ethical aspects of practice to the needs of each individual. Beyond setting out how clinical procedures should work for gender reassignment, it explains how to use language and pronouns in a respectful way, provides information on transgender services and resources, and offers insights into the challenges commonly faced by transgender people in both medical and social contexts. Based on cutting edge research and the lived experience of the author as a non-binary person, this is essential reading for all those working to meet the needs of transgender people in healthcare settings.

User comment on 31/07/2019

Really good!!

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