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Although societal awareness of transgender and gender-nonconforming (TGNC) individuals is greater now than at any point in history, most professional mental health training programs provide little to no education regarding gender diversity. Transgender Mental Health fills this gap. Forgoing clinical jargon in favor of accessible, straightforward language, this guide is designed to educate clinicians on how to address the basic needs of the TGNC community, and thus increase access to mental health care for TGNC individuals, which has been sorely lacking to this point. Four sections address topics such as the history of the TGNC experience, mental health factors particular to the TGNC community, physical health including hormones of TGNC individuals, and gender-affirming surgical procedures, as well as nonsurgical interventions. Summarizing key points and review questions are included at the end of each chapter. Relevant for a range of mental health professionals, Transgender Mental Health is a simple yet thorough primer on the complex topic of gender diversity. 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.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.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 mental health factors in TGNC care and examines sex and sexuality, support systems, and transitioning and detransitioning.• The third of the guide's sections addresses general physical health with TGNC individuals, including masculinizing and feminizing hormones, with an eye toward preparing practitioners to address the social, psychological, and physical needs of their patients.• The final section discusses all major gender-affirming surgical procedures, as well as nonsurgical interventions. Each chapter includes summarizing key points and review questions at the end that not only test the reader's comprehension of the material but also provide additional information on the complicated political, social, and cultural barriers that many TGNC individuals experience as they attempt to secure adequate care.Relevant for a range of mental health professionals, including psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, family therapists, and school counselors, Transgender Mental Health is a simple yet thorough primer on the complex topic of gender diversity. Contents 6 About the Author 8 Foreword 10 Acknowledgments 16 Part I: General Topics 18 1 Introduction 20 2 Understanding the Gender Spectrum 34 3 Historical Background 48 4 Establishing a TGNC-Friendly Clinic 60 5 Advocacy 78 6 Letter Writing 94 Part II: Mental Health–Related Topics 106 7 The Gender Dysphoria Diagnosis 108 8 Gender-Affirming Mental Health 128 9 Transitions and Detransitions 146 10 Families 160 11 Plurality 174 12 Sexuality 184 Part III: Primary Care and Hormone Treatment 198 13 Primary Care 200 14 Transmasculine Hormones 214 15 Transfeminine Hormones 232 Part IV: Surgical and Nonsurgical Gender-Affirming Procedures 248 16 Transmasculine Top Surgery 250 17 Transfeminine Top Surgery 266 18 Transmasculine Bottom Surgery 278 19 Transfeminine Bottom Surgery 296 20 Other Gender-Affirming Procedures 310 21 Conclusion 324 Index 328 Four sections address topics such as the history of the TGNC experience, mental health factors particular to the TGNC community, physical health—including hormones—of TGNC individuals, gender-affirming surgical procedures, and nonsurgical interventions. Summarizing key points and review questions are included at the end of each chapter. Resource added for the Nursing-Associate Degree 105431, Practical Nursing 315431, and Nursing Assistant 305431 programs Resource added for the Psychology (includes Sociology) 108091 courses