Australian standards of care and treatment guidelines for transgender and gender diverse children and adolescents.

Australian standards of care and treatment guidelines for transgender and gender diverse children and adolescents. Med J Aust. 2018 Jun 18; Authors: Telfer MM, Tollit MA, Pace CC, Pang KC Abstract INTRODUCTION: The Australian standards of care and treatment guidelines aim to maximise quality care provision to transgender and gender diverse (TGD) children and adolescents across Australia, while recognising the unique circumstances of providing such care to this population. Recommendations are made based on available empirical evidence and clinician consensus, and have been developed in consultation with Australian professionals from multiple disciplines working with the TGD population, TGD support organisations, as well as TGD children and adolescents and their families. Main recommendations: Recommendations include general principles for supporting TGD children and adolescents using an affirmative approach, separate guidelines for the care of pre-pubertal children and TGD adolescents, as well as discipline-based recommendations for mental health care, medical and surgical interventions, fertility preservation, and speech therapy. Changes in management as a result of this statement: Although published international treatment guidelines currently exist, challenges in accessing and providing TGD health care specific to Australia have not been addressed to date. In response to this, these are the first guidelines to be developed for TGD ...
Source: Medical Journal of Australia - Category: General Medicine Tags: Med J Aust Source Type: research