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AA (Alcoholics Anonymous), for treatment of SUDS,
241
AAPI. See Asian American and Pacific Islander communities
AASs (Anabolic-androgenic steroids), as drug of abuse,
234–235
ABA (applied behavioral analysis), for treatment of autistic children,
113–114
Ableism
.See also Disabled TNG people
definition of,
133
description of,
132
medical,
133
ACA (Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act),
300, 317, 348
Acamprosate, for treatment of SUDs,
240
Acculturation, description of,
146–147
ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union),
143–144, 318
Acne,
60
ADA. See Americans With Disabilities Act
ADA Amendments Act of 2008,
350
Adderall, for ADHD symptom management,
116
Addiction
.See also Substance use disorders
definition of,
230–231
language used for,
230–231
MAT for treatment of,
239–241
ADHD, among TNG people
abuse related to,
115
background,
110
comorbid conditions with,
115
diagnosis of,
114–115
“double empathy problem” and,
117
incidence,
114
lifetime prevalence of,
114
research equity,
118
treatment and clinical care
health care provision,
115–116
medication,
116
Adolescents. See Youth
Adult Family Care Homes of Maine,
207
AEDs. See Anti-epileptic drugs
AFAB. See Assigned female gender at birth
AFFIRM, description of,
192
Age. See Children; Older adults, TNG; Youth, TNG
“Age in place” supportive services,
207
Agender, descriptive characteristics of,
32
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), for treatment of SUDs,
241
Alcohol use
among TNG youth,
186
as drug of abuse,
233
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test,
7
Algorithms of oppression,
220
AMAB. See Assigned male gender at birth
Ambiguous, descriptive characteristics of,
32
Amenorrhea,
222
American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU),
143–144, 318
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists,
255
American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for TNG people,
132
American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM),
237
Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA),
134, 348
protections for TNG people,
348–351
Amitriptyline, side effects of,
57
Amnesty International,
144
Amphetamines
for ADHD symptom management,
116
as drug of abuse,
233
Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs), as drug of abuse,
234–235
Analytic third,
176
Androgen response element (ARE),
37
Androgynous, descriptive characteristics of,
32
ANI (Autistic Network International),
110
“Anonymous, Dr. H.,”
355
Anti-capitalist politic, in disability justice framework,
130
Anticonvulsants, during the perioperative period,
62
Antidepressants, during pregnancy,
255
Anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs)
GAHT and,
52
during puberty,
53
Antipsychotic drugs
GAHT and,
52
“lipid-friendly,”
268
during the perioperative period,
62
during pregnancy,
256
during puberty,
53
side effects of,
57
for treatment of SMI in TNG people,
267
Antiretroviral medications, for prevention or treatment of HIV,
268
Anti-TNG hatred,
155
Anxiety disorders
characterization of,
2, 292
in children,
3
in cisgender students,
2
epidemiological overview of mental health outcomes in TNG people,
2–4
exposure to address avoidance among TNG youth,
194
morbidity among TNG populations,
3
neurotic,
177
outcomes associated with GICE,
292
prevalence among TNG people,
2
types of,
3
in youth,
3
Apicha Community Health Center,
105
API Forward Movement,
106
Applied behavioral analysis (ABA), for treatment of autistic children,
113–114
ARE (androgen response element),
37
Aromatase, testosterone and,
58
Aromoxetine, for ADHD symptom management,
116
ASAB (assigned sex at birth),
310
ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine),
237
Asasumasu, K.,
111
ASD. See Autism spectrum disorder
Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities
access to mental health services,
104–105
gender-affirming psychiatric care for
mental health outcomes among TNG AAPI adults,
102–104
social contexts surrounding adverse mental health outcomes among TNG AAPI adults,
103–104
overview,
101–102
mental health service utilization by,
104–105
need for gender-affirming psychiatric care interventions,
105–106
social barriers to mental health care,
104–105
Asian Pacific Islander Queer Women and Transgender Community,
105
ASL (American Sign Language), interpreter for TNG people,
132
Assigned female gender at birth (AFAB),
234, 309, 310
Assigned male gender at birth (AMAB),
309, 310
alcohol use and,
233
Assigned sex at birth (ASAB),
310
Asylum seekers,
143
description of,
1144
forensic evaluations for,
148–149
TNG asylum and refugee claims process,
144–145
Attunement,
225
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)
among TNG people
applied behavioral analysis,
113–114
background,
109–110
categories of,
112
comorbid conditions with,
112
diagnosis of,
111–223
in DSM-5-TR,
111
gender expectations of,
113
incidence,
109, 111
masking,
118
research equity,
118
treatment and clinical care,
112–113
during pregnancy,
256
Autistic Network International (ANI),
110
The Autistic Women and Nonbinary Network,
117
Bailey, M.,
86
Ballroom culture,
84, 93.See also LGBTQ+ people
Barbiturates, as drug of abuse,
234
Bathrooms
gender-inclusive,
336, 337
gender-segregated,
337
signage language to avoid,
338
signs,
336–337, 338, 339
Beatie, T.,
249, 251.See also Pregnancy
Behavior
.See also Eating disorders, in TNG people
gender nonconforming behaviors among TNG youth,
194
patterns of,
161
safety-seeking,
194
using exposure to address avoidance behaviors in TNG youth,
194–195
Behavioral addictions,
235
examples of,
235
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System,
56
Belongingness,
22.See also Well-being
Benzodiazepines
as drug of abuse,
234
GAHT and,
52
during the perioperative period,
62
risk of fractures during puberty,
53
Biden administration,
348
Biopsychosocial model of addiction,
236
BIPOC. See Black, Indigenous, and people of color
Bipolar disorder, during pregnancy,
255–256
Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC)
discrimination against,
17–18
lack of health care for,
293–294
support and rejection of TNG youth,
195
TNG youth and,
185
Black TNG people
barriers to health care,
90–92
clinical mistrust and cultural humility,
90–91
cost and insurance barriers,
91
siloed treatment modalities lacking intersectional understandings,
91–92
stigma for being transgender or Black or both,
91
culture of,
86
depression among,
5
disenfranchisement of,
86
diversity within the community,
87–89
Black immigrants,
87–88
claim to sameness,
88–89
rural versus urban communities,
88–89
facilitators to treatment and positive mental health social support through queer family structures,
92–94
community activism,
93–94
overview,
92
religious engagement,
93
social and material support in ballroom culture,
93
housing discrimination against,
86
as immigrants,
87–88
incarceration of,
276
legacies of slavery and forced migration,
86
medical experimentation on,
90–91
mental health care and,
83–84
prevalence of mental and behavioral health disorders in,
84–87
historic lineages affecting Black trans mental health,
85–87
impact of violence and victimization among,
84–85
limitations of the current research,
87
overview,
84
redlining,
86
slavery legacy of,
86
social determinants of health in,
89–90
incarceration status,
89–90
socioeconomic status, income, and education,
89
violence against,
85
“walking while Back and trans,”
86
Blatt v. Cabela’s Retail, Inc.,
349, 350
BMD (bone mineral density Z score),
51, 223
BMI. See Body mass index
Bodily vigilance,
20
Body dysmorphia
.See also Eating disorders
description of,
215
in TNG people,
221–223
Body image, in TNG people
among TNG people,
216, 217218
gender-affirming care and body dysmorphia in TNG people,
221–223
physical presentations and sources of distress of gender dysphoria,
216, 217218
secondary sex characteristics and,
216
social and environmental factors contributing to,
216, 219–221
Body mass index (BMI)
eating disorders and,
223
GnRHas and,
51
puberty and,
53
Bone mineral density (BMD) Z score,
51, 223
Borderline personality disorder (BPD),
264–265
description of,
264
gender-affirming care of people with,
265
prevalence in TNG people,
264
stigma of,
264
Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia,
348
BPD. See Borderline personality disorder
Brain, gender/sex characteristics in,
37
Brooks, V.,
17
Bullying,
115
Buprenorphine, for treatment of SUDs,
239
Bupropion,
57
for ADHD symptom management,
116
for treatment of SUDs,
240
Butler, J.,
179, 249, 250.See also Pregnancy
Calcium,
52
Canada, asylum in,
144
Cancer, endometrial,
222
Cannabis
as drug of abuse,
234
use among TNG people,
7
Cannabis Use Disorder Identification Test,
7
Carbamazepine
during pregnancy,
255
side effects of,
60
Case examples
of displacement,
139–140
of GAHT,
61
of GnRHas,
50
of hormones,
54
of older TNG adults,
208–209
of perioperative medications after gender-affirming surgery,
61
of testosterone,
58
Case law
.See also Legislation
Blatt v. Cabela’s Retail, Inc.,
349, 350
Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia,
348
Doe ex rel. Doe v. Yunits,
350
Doe v. Massachusetts Department of Corrections,
350
Romer v. Evans,
349, 350
Lawrence v. Texas,
273
Williams v. Kincaid,
350, 351
CBG (corticocosteroid-binding globulin),
55
CBT. See Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Center for American Progress,
356
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CESD),
5
CESD (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale),
5
Children
.See also Autism, among TNG people; Youth, TNG
ABA for treatment of autism in,
113–114
abuse leading to SMI,
262
coming out,
358
physical abuse among,
76
prevalence of anxiety disorders in,
3
segregation of boys from girls in Indigenous people,
73
Chromatin remodeling, description of,
38
Cisgenderism
.See also Men who have sex with men
anxiety disorder and,
2
countertransferential enactments and,
173
definition of,
xxii, 310
“passing,”
87
peers,
131
unconditional naming status of people,
313
Cisgenderism/cissexism/heterosexism
description of,
xxii
Cisgender men, incarceration of TNG women with,
277
Cisgender populations, PTSD prevalence among,
4
Cisheteronormative society, TNG people in,
49
Cisnormativity/heretonormativity
definition of,
xxii
GAS and,
300
Citralopram,
52
Civil Rights Act of 1964,
348
Clean, description of,
237
Clinicians
.See also Data; Transhealth 2TNG,172
access to networking and relationship building with local providers,
343
advocacy,
163
choices about discussing gender identity,
342
codifying patients’ responses,
324, 325326
correctional,
281
creation of a safe place,
181
credentialing,
363
doctor-patient relationship,
342, 356–357
in data collection,
322
in GAS,
302, 304
doctor-patient relationship with youth,
342
explanations in lay terms,
162
gender-affirming care and,
358
initial and ongoing training for,
323
nondiscrimination policy for,
334
opportunities for treatment of gender dysphoria,
217218
reactions to transphobic countertransference,
176
responsibilities for culture,
134–135
role in alleviating burden of structural discrimination against TNG people,
356
role in GAS surgery,
301
role in letter writing for GAS,
297, 301–302, 304–306
trauma-informed mental health care impact on,
163–164
treatment of psychosis in TNG people,
263–264
use of “medicalese,”
315
Clozapine, side effects of,
57, 60
Cocaine, as drug of abuse,
233–234
Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT),
192
for coping with TNG-specific triggers for cravings,
238–239
for discrimination and abuse while incarcerated,
280
Cognitive-processing therapy (CPT), for discrimination and abuse while incarcerated,
280
Collective liberation, in disability justice framework,
130
Colonialism
health care delivery and,
77
medical,
312
negative outcomes from violence against Indigenous people,
75–76
two-spirit people and,
73–75
The Color of Autism Foundation,
115
Columbia University Medical Center,
206
Coming out,
358
Communication
.See also Language
among neurodiverse people,
117
communication styles,
117
Community
.See also Transhealth
access to networking and relationship building with local providers,
344
accountability in gender-affirming mental health care environments,
340–341
activism in,
93–94
building gender-affirming clinical environments,
357–359
for coping and social supports during pregnancy,
256–257
cultural differences of identity, roles, and responsibilities within community systems,
72
diversity of Black TNG people within,
87–89
participatory action research in,
358
role of strengths for 2S and TNG people,
78–79
spiritual life in,
74
support of displaced TNG people,
148
trust within,
34
Community Health for Asian Americans,
105
Concealment. See Identity
Concerta, for ADHD symptom management,
116
Conversion therapy. See Gender identity conversion efforts
Coping skills
CBT for coping with TNG-specific triggers for cravings,
238–239
for development of resilience,
9
during pregnancy,
256–257
in TNG youth,
188
for treatment of eating disorders in TNG people,
225
Corticocosteroid-binding globulin (CBG),
55
Counterconditioning,
161
Countertransference. See Transphobic countertransference
COVID-19 pandemic
conspiracy theories about,
90
media coverage during,
104
prevalence of depression symptoms by AAPI adults,
103
racist media coverage of,
103–104
telehealth during,
364
CPT (cognitive-processing therapy), for discrimination and abuse while incarcerated,
280
Crenshaw, K.,
86, 187
Crimes, lack of reporting,
19
Criminal justice system, description of,
276
Cross-disability solidarity, commitment to
in disability justice framework,
120
Cross-dressing,
273
for GICE,
289
Cross-movement solidarity, in disability justice framework,
130
Crystal Meth Anonymous, for treatment of SUDs,
241
Cultural bereavement, of displaced persons,
145
Culture
.See also Two-Spirit people Black,86
clinician responsibilities and,
134–135
continuity for 2S and TNG people,
78–79
differences between identity, roles, and responsibilities within community systems,
72
genocide and,
74
humility and,
91
protective effects of connectedness among 2S and TNG people,
78
as treatment,
79
tribal,
72
Data
.See also Clinicians; Electronic health records; Gender; Gender identity
codifying patients’ responses,
324, 325326
collecting and analyzing data to enhance the practice
analyzing and understanding,
328–330
gender identity data collection, quality, and maintenance,
322–326
data integrity categories,
325
driving data,
326
monitoring, reporting, and analyzing gender identity data,
327
overview,
321–322
preparing to analyze sex and gender data,
327–328
turning data into impact,
330–331
collection, storage, and use,
314–318
completeness of,
325–326
generic workflow for collecting GSSO data,
315, 316
health information technology systems,
322
monitoring and quality control,
326
privacy concerns,
323
reporting,
327–328
representations,
315
reviewing for quality and completeness before analysis of,
321–322
safety of,
315–316
screening rates,
330
sharing,
317–318
SOGI,
330
storage and privacy,
315–316
stratifying screening data,
326
telehealth and,
324
tools for,
327
usage,
316–317
DBT (dialectical behavioral therapy), for TNG youth,
194
Death, from tobacco-related disease,
231
Dependency, description of,
230
Depression
among Black TNG adults,
5
characterization of,
291
epidemiological overview of mental health outcomes in TNG people,
4–5
outcomes associated with GICE,
291–292
postpartum,
255
prevalence among TNG populations,
4–5
Detransitioning, of older TNG adults,
207
Dextroamphetamine, for ADHD symptom management,
116
Dextromethorphan, as drug of abuse,
234
Dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), for TNG youth,
194
5α-Dihydrotestosterone,
57
Disability
ADA definition of,
349
definition of,
128
description of,
127–128
Disability justice framework, principles of,
130
Disabled TNG people
ableism, description of,
132
accessibility for,
135
background
disability, description of,
128
disability justice,
130
intersection of disability and TNG identities,
129
models of disability,
129
rates of disability in TNG communities,
130–131
disability justice framework,
130
discrimination against,
129
gatekeeping of services,
131–135
impact of negative medical encounters,
133–134
implications for practice,
134–135
health care for,
131–135
medical model of,
129
overview,
127–128
person-first language,
128
social model of,
129
use of identity-first language,
128
Discrimination
against 2TNG people,
182
again Black TNG people,
86
against Black TNG people
description of,
17
against disabled TNG people,
129
as distal stressor,
17–19
institutionalized,
303
of older TNG adults,
203
stress and,
303
of TNG youth,
191
Disordered eating, description of,
215
Disorders of sex development (DSD),
312
Displaced TNG people
.See also Immigrants
case example of,
139–140
community support of,
148
cultural bereavement and acculturation,
145–147
dangers and trauma during transit,
142–144
in detention facilities,
143–144
forced migration,
141–142
forensic asylum evaluations for,
148–149
in gender-segregated facilities,
144
mental health recommendations for,
147–149
migrants,
141–147
overview,
139
pre-flight trauma,
142
“proving themselves” as having gender incongruence,
149
resettlement,
147, 148
social barriers to care and wellness,
147
structural forces of,
140–141
TNG asylum and refugee claims process,
144–145
Disulfiram, for treatment of SUDs,
240
Divalproate, side effects of,
60
Diversity
.See also Youth, TNG
of Black TNG people in the community,
87–89
DNA methylation, process of,
38
Doe ex rel. Doe v. Yunits,
350
Doe v. Massachusetts Department of Corrections,
350
DoubleQueer, overview,
109
Drag queens,
84
Drugs
.See also Nonmedical prescription drug use; Substance use disorders; individual drug name
drug-drug interactions,
268–269
DSD (disorders of sex development),
312
DSM-I, terminology standards in,
313
DSM-III
2TNG identity in,
179
transgender identity in,
299
DSM-IV
diagnostic name of gender identity disorder to gender dysphoria,
131
gender identity disorder to gender dysphoria,
299
transsexualism classification in,
299
DSM-IV-TR, transsexualism classification in,
299
DSM-5
criteria for SUD,
7
definition of disordered eating in,
215
definition of eating disorders in,
215
diagnosis of gender dysphoria,
350
gender dysphoria in,
xix, 299
prevalence of anxiety disorders among TNG patients,
2
DSM-5-TR
diagnosis of autism,
111
gender dysphoria diagnosis in,
21, 185–186, 299
substance use disorder in,
230
Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA),
223
DXA (dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry),
223
Dysmenorrhea,
54
E2 levels, estrogen and,
55–56
Eating disorders, in TNG people
.See also Body dysmorphia, in TNG people; Body image, in TNG people; Gender-affirming hormone therapy
description of,
215
diagnosis of,
224
gender-expansive treatment standards for,
225
integrated care model for,
225
mortality rates of,
216
prevention of,
224
resources for,
224–225
social media for prevention and care of,
220
sociocultural model for etiology of,
219
symptoms of,
219
tailored interventions for,
225
treatment considerations for TNG people,
223–225
ECT (electroconvulsive therapy), for GICE,
289
Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale,
255
Education
of Black TNG people,
89
forced or coerced education of Indigenous people,
73
initial and ongoing training for clinicians,
323
training and continued education for clinicians and health care staff,
335
EHRs. See Electronic health records
Eisenbruch, M.,
145
Elder LGBT Interprofessional Collaborative Care Program,
206
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), for GICE,
289
Electronic Clinical Quality Measures,
322–323
Electronic health records (EHRs)
.See also Data
clinically relevant information in,
339
data elements in,
321
emphasis on assigned sex and legal name,
160
gender field in,
316
omitting information about gender status,
318˚
prevalence of DSM-5 anxiety disorders and,
2
for TNG patients,
257–258
for trans men,
253
used for types of care,
309–310
vendors for,
324
Embodiment,
225
Emotions, regulation among TNG youth,
194
Employment, health care hiring practices,
334–335
End-of-life, preparations for older TNG adults,
208
Endometrial hyperplasia,
222
Epigenetics, description of,
38
EPSs (extrapyramidal symptoms), with psychopharmacological treatment of SMI,
267–268
ERE (estrogen response element),
37
Erythrocytosis, side effects of,
60
Estrogen,
54–57
E2 levels and,
55–56
history of,
54–55
metabolism of,
55–56
organ-derived,
54–55
synthetic,
54–55
as therapy for cisgender women,
55
Estrogen response element (ERE),
37
Euchromatin, description of,
38
Excarbezapine,
55
Extrapyramidal symptoms (EPSs), with psychopharmacological treatment of SMI,
267–268
Family
.See also Parents
acceptance of TNG youth,
190
biological,
92
chosen,
92, 210, 266
facilitators to treatment and positive mental health social support through queer family structures,
92–94
found,
92
as kinship structure,
92
psychoeducation for families of TNG youth,
195–196
queer,
92
restrooms,
336
stress and resilience among TNG youth and their families,
190–191
working with families of TNG youth,
195–196
Fat broken arm syndrome,
216
“Father of Gynecology,”
90
FDA. See U.S. Food and Drug Administration
Feinberg, L.,
250
Female, description of,
32
Female athlete triad,
222
Feminine, descriptive characteristics of,
32
Fenway Health,
205
policies of,
334
safe, inclusive restroom spaces,
339
Ferenczi, S.,
174
Fictive kin,
92
First Nations,
5, 72, 312.See also Two-Spirit people
Fluoxetine,
57
Fluvoxamine,
55
Focus groups, TNG people and,
358
Four Rs of trauma-informed care,
158
Freud, S.,
174, 175, 177, 178, 180
Fryer, J.,
355
GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale),
2
GAHT. See Gender-affirming hormone therapy
GAM (Gender Affirmative Model),
191–192
GAS. See Gender-affirming surgery
Gatekeeping, in health care, definition of,
132
Gay and Lesbian American Conference,
72
“Gay identified” people,
289
Gay-Straight Alliance,
195
Gay/trans panic defense, description of,
xxii
Gender
.See also Data
affirmation of,
305, 341–342
identification documents,
351–353
appearance,
305
category-based,
251–252
characteristics in the brain,
37
components of,
33
context-based,
251–252
data about,
340
descriptive characteristics of,
32
diversities,
311–312
in EHRs,
316
incongruent,
35
markers for,
352
nonaffirmation of,
17
performance-based gender trouble,
252
pregnancy and,
249–252
pronoun use,
174
with repressed meanings,
180
response categories,
322
self-attestation,
352–353
versus sex,
34
sex datum,
310, 311
societal norms of,
220
taxonomies of,
312–313, 314
variables to define sex and gender in 1955,
309, 310
Gender, sex, and sexual orientation (GSSO) data,
315, 316
Gender Affirmative Model (GAM),
191–192
Gender-affirming care,
8, 41.See also Asian American and Pacific Islander communities; Autism, among TNG people; Health care; Psychiatry
access to,
221
ADHD and,
114–115
availability of,
50
in clinical practices,
358
development of,
202
discrimination against,
18
for GICE,
290
need for interventions among TNG AAPI adults,
105–106
for older TNG adults,
204–206
of people with BPD,
265
psychotherapy for,
171–172
for SUDs,
241–243
for TNG people,
221–223
for TNG youth,
189
Gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT)
.See also Eating disorders, in TNG people
access to,
221
case example of,
61
as clinician treatment option for gender dysphoria,
217218
outcomes,
41–42, 56, 221
pre-authorization paperwork for,
356
psychopharmacological medications and,
50
for SUDs,
242
for TNG populations,
37
tobacco use as contradiction with,
231–233
in youth,
6
Gender-affirming language,
xx–xxii
Gender Affirming Letter Access Project,
160
Gender-affirming medications,
266
Gender-affirming process, SMI and,
265
Gender-affirming surgery (GAS)
.See also Cisnormativity/heretonormativity
capacity to provide informed consent,
305
doctor-patient relationship and,
304
gatekeeping,
299–301
historical context of,
298–299
impact of,
42
insurance coverage of,
300, 305
interview process,
305–306
letter writing
clinician visit with patient,
304–306
as recommendation for surgery,
299
role of the letter writer,
301–302
for surgical goals,
304
overview,
297
patient evaluation for,
298, 300
perioperative medications for,
61–63, 62
SUDs and,
242–243
TNG person’s trauma with medical personnel,
302–304
Gender and sex diversities (GSDs),
311–312
Gender assigned at birth, data collection and,
329
Gender Clinical Interventions, HB 1421,
303
Gender dysphoria
.See also Mental health
clinician treatment options for,
217218
description of,
21, 215
diagnosis of,
114
in DSM-IV from gender identity disorder,
131
DSM-5 definition of,
350
in DSM-5,
xix, 299
in DSM-5-TR,
21, 299
diagnosis in DSM-5-TR,
185–186
from gender identity disorder,
202, 355
impact on psychiatric diagnoses,
40
physical presentations and sources of distress of TNG people,
216, 217218
prevalence of,
2, 36
treatment for,
36–37
Gender-expansive (TNG) people,
xix
Gender exploration therapy,
291.See also Gender identity conversion efforts
Gender identity
.See also Data; Incarceration; Mental health; Neuroscience, of gender identity
data collection and,
329
fear of mistreatment by health care providers,
78
to gender dysphoria in DSM-5-TR,
185–186
multiple,
129
roommates in inpatient facilities based on,
266
self-talk about,
193
Gender identity conversion efforts (GICE)
affirmative psychiatric care,
293–294
bicycle intervention for,
289
biological,
290
contemporary understanding of,
290–291
ECT for,
289
“gay identified” people,
289
history of,
288–289
intrinsic orientation,
289
link to morality and religiosity,
288–289
medical institutions and,
289
mental health outcomes associated with,
291–293
anxiety,
292
depression,
291–292
suicidality,
292–293
overview,
287–288
puberty and,
290
quest orientation of,
289
sexual orientation change efforts,
287–288
Gender identity disorder (GID)
.See also Gender dysphoria
in DSM-IV to gender dysphoria,
131, 299
to gender dysphoria,
202, 355
Gender minority stress model (GMSR)
adapting for TNG youth,
187–190
limitations of,
187–188
Gender modality, measurement of,
310
Gender nonconformance,
171
Gender/sex
description of,
32
difference between,
32
Gender and Sexuality Alliances,
195
Gender-swap filters,
220
Generalized Anxiety Disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7),
2
Genes, gender/sex characteristics and,
36–40
Geneva Convention, 1951,
144
Genital reconstructive surgery (GRS),
202, 298.See also Genderaffirming surgery
Genocide, cultural,
74
GICE. See Gender identity conversion efforts
GID. See Gender identity disorder
Gillies, H.,
298
Glucocorticoid response elements (GREs),
37–38
GMSR. See Gender minority stress model
GnRHas. See Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs/agonists
Goffman, E.,
250, 251
Goldschmidt, R.,
312
Gonadal hormone receptors, description of,
39
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs/agonists (GnRHas),
50–54
case example of,
50
side effects of,
51
G protein,
55
GREs (glucocorticoid response elements),
37–38
Growing Up Today Study,
5
GRS (genital reconstruction surgery),
202, 298.See also Gender-affirming surgery (GAS)
GSDs (gender and sex diversities),
311–312
GSSO (gender, sex, and sexual orientation) data,
315, 316
Halberstam, J.,
250
Hallucinogens, as drug of abuse,
234
Haloperidol,
52
Hansbury, G.,
172, 178
Harassment,
115
Haraway, D.,
xix
Harm reduction,
238
Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association,
202, 298
Hate crimes, surrounding COVID-19 pandemic,
104
Health care
.See also Gender-affirming care; Psychiatry
access barriers for TNG persons with psychosis,
263
access to networking and relationship building with local providers,
343
advance care planning for older TNG adults,
208
affirmation of,
293–294
anti-TNG discrimination,
18
barriers to care for 2S and TNG people,
77–78, 343–344
barriers to care for Black TNG people,
90–92
barriers to care for disabled TNG people,
134
coordinated plan for,
324
delivery,
321
denial of,
156
for disabled TNG people,
131–135
discrimination of TNG people with SUDs,
230
gatekeeping, definition of,
132
gender-affirming,
41, 189
intersex,
40
lack of trust in systems of,
341
neurodiverse professionals in TNG health care,
119
for older TNG adults,
204–206
providers for disabled TNG people,
133–134
refusal to TNG people,
223
social determinants of health for 2S and TNG people,
75–77, 361
as source of trauma,
156–157
teams,
322–323, 360
triadic model of TNG health,
342
Health information technology (HIT) systems,
322, 328
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Privacy Rule,
135, 323–324
Healthy Minds Study,
2
Heimann, P.,
175, 175–176
Herman, J.,
162–163
Hermaphrodite,
312
Hester, R.,
356
Heterochromatin
description of,
38
Heterosexuality, colonial understandings of,
73–74
Heterosexual matrix,
250–251
Hijra,
312
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) Privacy Rule,
135, 323, 324
Histrelin,
50–54
HIV, antiretroviral medications for prevention or treatment of,
268
Homelessness, among 2S abd TNG people,
76
Homosexuality,
289.See also Gender identity conversion efforts
hooks, bell,
142
Hormone-receptor complex,
37–38
Hormone receptor expression, changes in,
39
Hormones
.See also individual hormones
abrupt discontinuation of,
279
canonical hormone signaling,
38
case example of,
54
impact of hormonal milieu on psychiatric medication efficacy,
42
influence on psychiatric care,
40
noncanonical hormone signaling,
38
progesterone,
57–58
sex,
37
side effects of,
56–57
steroidal,
37
Howard Brown Health,
205
17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase deficiency,
36
Hypergonadism,
54
Hyperprolactinemia,
57
Hypnotics, as drug of abuse,
234
Hypothalamic amenorrhea,
222
Iantaffi, A.,
153
ICC (interdisciplinary collaborative care) model,
205
ICD-10,
329
ICD-11
classification of TNG as a “condition related to sexual health,”
299
definition of a qualified professional for a patient seeking GAS,
298
disorders due to substance use,
230
Identification documents,
351–353
Identity
abuse related to,
76
concealment of,
20–21, 23
intersecting marginalized people,
18
invalidation,
19–20
medicalization of,
364
multiple intersecting marginalized people,
18, 155
pantribal,
72–73
pride and,
23
stigma of,
216–217
Identity-first language,
128
“Illicit substances,”
7–8.See also Substance use disorder
Immigrant Legal Resource Center,
145
Immigrants
.See also Displaced TNG people
AAPI adults,
103
Black TNG people,
87–88
Immigration Equality,
145
Incarceration
.See also Gender identity; Law enforcement; Victimization
abrupt discontinuation of hormones,
279
abuse of TNG people by law enforcement,
274
arrest,
273–275
barriers to care,
278–279
of Black TNG people,
89–90
effects on TNG people,
276
“frisking” genitalia by law enforcement,
275
housing,
278
life expectancy of TNG people,
276
medical needs of inmates,
278–279
medications for continuity of care,
281
of MSM people,
90
overview,
273
perception of TNG lying to law enforcement,
275
protective custody and,
277
rates in the United States,
275
recidivism,
281–282
reentry,
280–281
safety and,
277
segregation of inmates,
277
of 2S and TNG people,
76–77
victimization of transgender inmates,
277
Inclusion without bias, definition of,
xx
Income, of Black TNG people,
89
Indian Health Services,
77
Indigenous people,
71.See also Two-Spirit people
forced or coerced education of,
73
land rights of,
74
spirituality,
73
treaty rights of,
74
Informed consent model,
280, 305
Inhalants, as drug of abuse,
234
Inpatient facilities
roommates based on gender identity,
266
for treatment of SMI,
265
for treatment of SUDs,
238
Institute of Sexual Science,
298
InterACT,
312
Interdependence, in disability justice framework,
130
Interdisciplinary collaborative care (ICC) model,
205
International Psychoanalytic Congress (1910),
174
Intersectionality theory
changing inequities of,
188
description of,
86
in disability justice framework,
130
law enforcement and,
274
psychiatric care and,
293–294
for youth,
187–188
Intersex, description of,
32, 312
Intersex Campaign for Equality,
312
Intimate partner violence, among 2S and TNG people,
76
Intrinsic orientation, of GICE,
289
Isotretinoin, side effects of,
60
Jim Crow–era laws,
86
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine Gender Identity Clinic,
298
GAS at,
299–300
Jorgensen, C.,
202, 298.See also Gender-affirming surgery
Jung, C.,
174
Ketamine, as drug of abuse,
234
Kinship. See Family
Lacan, J.,
180
Lamotrigine
during pregnancy,
256
side effects of,
60
Language
.See also Communication
argots,
314
clinician explanations in lay terms,
162
data collection, storage, and use,
314–318
data representations,
315
data sharing,
317–318
data storage and privacy,
315–316
data usage,
316–317
generic workflow for collecting GSSO data,
315, 316
“Dear Patient,”
324
for disabled TNG people,
127–128
DSM-I terminology standards in,
313
evolution around sex and gender,
330
framework for,
32, 34
gender-affirming,
xx–xxii
gender pronoun use,
174
hyphenation versus nonhyphenation,
xxi
identity-first language,
128
Indigenous threats to,
73
jargon,
314
labeling,
330
“medicalese,”
315
misgendering,
19
names,
313–314
person-first language,
128
pronouns,
313–314, 335
restroom signage to avoid,
338
sex labels,
32, 34
sexual dimorphisms,
35
slang,
314
spacing between words,
xxi
standardized
aspects of gender and sex,
309–314
variables to define sex and gender in 1955,
309, 310
taxonomies of sex and gender,
312–313, 314
titles,
313–314
used for addiction,
230–231
use of identity-first language,
128
using nonstigmatizing language for SUDs,
231, 232
variables to define sex and gender in 1955
gender and sex diversities,
311–312
verbal victimization of TNG youth,
191
xenophobic rhetoric toward Chinese and Chinese American populations during COVID-19 pandemic,
104
Lavender Phoenix,
105
Law enforcement
.See also Incarceration
unequal treatment of TNG people,
274
Lawrence v. Texas,
273
Leadership
building an inclusive workforce environment,
334
in disability justice framework,
130
employee resources and retention,
335–336
Legacy Community Health,
205
Lawrence v. Texas,
273
Legislation
.See also Case law
ADA Amendments Act of 2008,
350
Americans With Disabilities Act,
134, 348–351
Civil Rights Act of 1964,
348
on cross-dressing,
273
discriminatory laws originating from colonial times,
142
Gender Clinical Interventions, HB 1421,
303
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Privacy Rule,
135, 323–324
HIPAA,
135
Jim Crow–era laws,
86
to outlaw practice of GICE,
288
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,
300, 317, 348
Prison Rape Elimination Act,
277
on sodomy,
273
targeting gender-affirming care,
303
War on Drugs,
86
Lesbian women, MST origin and,
17
Letter writing
clinician visit with patient,
304–306
as recommendation for surgery,
299
role of the letter writer,
301–302
for surgical goals,
304
Leuprolide,
50–54
LGBTQIA+ people
contemporary nonnative communities,
75
definition of,
xxi
negative health trends in,
36
LGBTQ+ people, definition of,
xxi
Life course theory,
201–202
Life expectancy, of incarcerated TNG people,
276
LifeRing,
241
Lisdexamfetamine, for ADHD symptom management,
116
Lithium,
56
during the perioperative period,
62
during pregnancy,
256
side effects of,
60
Los Angeles LGBT Center,
205
LSD, as drug of abuse,
234
“Machismo,”
274
Madsen, W,
357
Male, description of,
32
MAOIs. See Monoamine oxidase inhibitors
Marginalization
of Black women,
86
of TNG people,
155, 348, 355
Masculine, descriptive characteristics of,
32
MAT (medication for addiction treatment), for SUDS,
239–241
MDMA (methylenedioxymethamphetamine), as drug of abuse,
233–234
Medical 203,
313
Medical ableism, definition of,
133
Medical transphobia, definition of,
133
Medical trauma,
133
Medication for addiction treatment (MAT)
for SUDs,
239–241
Medications, for continuity of care while incarcerated,
281
Men
assigned AMAB,
233
descriptive characteristics of,
32
gendered legibility markers for,
220
“muscular ideal” of,
219
who have sex with men while incarcerated,
90
Menses,
217
Mental/emotional labor, definition of,
21
Mental health
.See also Americans With Disabilities Act; Gender dysphoria; Gender identity; Legislation; Public health; Quality of life; Serious mental illness; Stigma; Trauma-informed mental health care with TNG communities
AAPI access to,
104–105
AAPI denial of symptoms,
104–105
across elder care settings,
206–207
care as source of trauma,
156–157
care environments
depathologization,
341–342
overview,
333
signs, symbols, and cues to TNG people,
336–338
bathroom signs,
336–337, 338, 339
community accountability,
340–341
forms and systems,
338–340
myths and misconceptions about so-called safe zone images,
336
pronoun pins and other personal accessories,
337
public-facing materials/images,
337–338, 339
workforce development,
333–336
employee resources and retention,
335–336
hiring practices,
334–335
policies and documentation,
334
training and continued education,
335
challenges in creating inclusive and affirming care,
362–364
cost and insurance barriers to care,
91
creating a mental health care environment,
364–365
disparities among older TNG adults,
203–204
disparities in TNG communities,
16–17
ethical psychiatric care,
327
facilitators to treatment and positive mental health social support through queer family structures,
92–94
gender identity and nondiscrimination policies,
347–348, 349
identification documents for TNG people,
351–353
implications for interventions,
24–25
of Indigenous people,
77
inequities
among gender minority people, overview,
15
among TNG youth,
186–187
minority stress and resilience factors affecting the health of TNG people,
15, 16
minority stress theory
limitations of,
23–24
overview,
17
resilience and well-being,
22–23
sociopolitical context of,
23
TNG-specific minority stressors,
17–21
outcomes among TNG AAPI adults,
102–104
outcomes associated with GICE,
291–293
outcomes for 2S and TNG people,
75–77
patient evaluation for GAS,
300
positive outcomes in TNG people,
8–9
recommendations for displaced people,
147–149
service utilization by TNG AAPI adults,
104–105
social barriers to,
104–105
Men who have sex with men (MSM)
.See also Black TNG people; Cisgenderism
incarceration of,
90
Methadone
during the perioperative period,
62
for treatment of SUDs,
239
Methamphetamines, as drug of abuse,
233–234
Methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA), as drug of abuse,
233–234
Methylphenidate, for ADHD symptom management,
116
Meyer, I.H.,
252.See also Minority stress model
MGH Women’s Center for Mental Health,
256
Microtrauma, history of,
40
Migrants
.See also Displaced TNG people
violence toward,
140–141
Mindfulness, eating disorders and,
225
Minority stress model,
154.See also Stigma
biologic stressors during pregnancy,
254–256
description of,
17
discrimination and,
253
of displaced TNG people,
147
environmental stressors,
252–254
implications for interventions,
24–25
SUDs and,
236
understanding,
192–193
Minority stress theory (MST)
limitations of,
23–24
overview,
17
resilience and well-being,
22–23
sociopolitical context of,
23
TNG-specific minority stressors,
17–21
Mirtazapine, side effects of,
57
Misgendering,
19
Misogynoir, description of,
86
Modafinil,
55
during the perioperative period,
62
Models
.See also Minority stress model; Minority stress theory; Transhealth
of addiction,
235–237
biopsychosocial model of addiction,
236
Gender Affirmative Model,
191–192
gender minority stress model,
187–190
informed consent model,
280, 305
integrated care model for eating disorders in TNG people,
225
interdisciplinary collaborative care model,
205
medical model of disability,
129
operant conditioning models,
194
Organization-Activation Model,
39–40
role models for TNG youth,
195
social model of disability,
129
sociocultural model for eating disorder etiology,
219
Stress First Aid Model,
363–364
triadic model of TNG health,
342
tripartite/triphasis model of trauma therapy,
162–163
12-step program model,
241
Money, J.,
309
Monoamine oxidase inhibitors (MAOIs)
during the perioperative period,
62
testosterone and,
59
Mood-altering events,
235
Mood stabilizers, side effects of,
60
Morbidity, among TNG populations,
3
Morgenroth, T.,
250
MotherToBaby,
256
Mount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and Surgery,
205–206
MSM. See Men who have sex with men
MST. See Minority stress theory
Multiple intersecting marginalized people,
18, 155
“My Brother’s Pregnancy,”
253
Naloxone, for treatment of SUDs,
239–240
Nalrexone, for treatment of SUDs,
239–240
Narcotics Anonymous, for treatment of SUDs,
241
National Center for Trans-gender Equality (NCTE),
257, 280, 318
National Center for Trauma-Informed Care,
157
National Commission on Correctional Health Care (NCCHC),
279
National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center,
334
National Survey on Drug Use and Health,
243
National Trans Discrimination Survey,
129
Native Americans,
312
NCCHC (National Commission on Correctional Health Care),
279
NCTE (National Center for Transgender Equality),
257, 280, 318
Neilson, S.,
133
Neurodivergent, description of,
111
Neurodiversity, of TNG people
characteristics of,
110–111
communication,
117
description of,
110
“double empathy problem” and,
117
law, police, and criminalization,
118–119
physical accessibility,
116–117
professionals in TNG health care,
119
Neuroendocrinology. See Neuroscience, of gender identity
Neuroscience, of gender identity
framework for understanding,
33
history of,
34–36
neuroendocrinology and,
36–40
overview,
31–34
psychiatry in practice and,
40–42
Neurosis,
180
Neurotic anxieties,
177
Nicotine-based products, as drug of abuse,
231, 233
Nicotine replacement therapy, for treatment of SUDs,
241
9-Item Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9),
330
NMPDU (nonmedical prescription drug use),
230.See also Substance use disorders
“No femmes, no Asians,”
103
Nonaffirmation, description of,
19
Non-binary, descriptive characteristics of,
32
Nonbinary people,
87
Nonmedical prescription drug use (NMPDU),
230.See also Substance use disorders
habit forming,
230–231
Nortriptyline, for ADHD symptom management,
116
Nucleosomes, description of,
38
OAM (Organization-Activation Model),
38–40
Obama administration,
348
Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (ONC),
324
Olanzapine, side effects of,
57
Older adults, TNG
advance care planning and end-oflife preparations,
208
“age in place” supportive services,
207
case examples of,
208–209
chosen family of,
92, 210
detransitioning,
207
generational and cultural context of,
201–206
affirmative psychiatric care,
204–206
mental health disparities,
203–204
long-term care settings for,
206–207
mental health care across elder care settings,
206–207, 358–359
overview,
201
residential care for,
206–207
resilience of,
210
self-determination of,
204–205
social support for,
204
Oligomenorrhea,
222
ONC (Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology),
39–40
Operant conditioning models,
194
Opioids, as drug of abuse,
233
The Oprah Winfrey Show,
250, 251
Organisation Intersex International,
312
Organization-Activation Model (OAM),
39–40
Organotherapy,
58
Osteoporosis,
222–223
Outpatient treatment
for SMI,
266
for SUDs,
238–239
Overeaters Anonymous,
241
Oxcarbazepine, during pregnancy,
255
Pamelor, for ADHD symptom management,
116
Pantribal identity,
72–73
Parent-child relationship,
190
Parents
.See also Family
labeled as “bad,”
191
of TNG youth,
190
Parkinsonism, with psychopharmacological treatment of SMI,
267–268
Patient-centered data collection,
315
Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA),
300, 317, 348
Patriarchy,
141
PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome),
222
PCP, as drug of abuse,
234
Perversion,
178
Phenobarbital,
55
PHQ-9 (9-item Patient Health Questionnaire),
330
Police, violence by,
118–119
Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS),
222
Postpartum Support International,
257
Posttranslational modifications (PTMs), process of,
38
PREA (Prison Rape Elimination Act),
277
Pregnancy
gender trouble and,
249–252
home birth,
254
insurance coverage and,
257
minority stress model and,
252–257
biologic stressors,
254–256
coping an social supports,
256–257
environmental stressors during pregnancy,
252–254
postpartum depression,
255
presentation of body during,
251
support through the peripartum period,
257–258
Prescription drugs, misuse of,
8
Pride Month,
338
Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA),
277
Process addictions,
235
examples of,
235
Progesterone,
57–58
Protecting Privacy to Promote Interoperability Workgroup,
324
Psychiatry
affirmative care with GICE,
293–294
ethical psychiatric care,
327
gender dysphoria’s impact on diagnoses,
40
impact of hormonal milieu on psychiatric medication efficacy,
42
influence of hormones on,
40
need for gender-affirming psychiatric care interventions among TNG AAPI adults,
105–106
neuroscience, of gender identity and,
40–42
Psychoeducation, for families of TNG youth,
195–196
Psychological distress,
154–155
Psychopharmacology
estrogen and estradiol,
54–57
gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs/agonists,
50–54
case example of,
50
histrelin,
50–54
leuprolide,
50–54
leuprolide and histrelin,
50–54
overview,
49–50
perioperative medications after gender-affirming surgery,
61–63, 62
for SMI,
266–269
extrapyramidal symptoms and,
267–268
side effects in TNG people,
266–267, 268
testosterone,
58–60
Psychosis, access barriers to health care for TNG persons with,
263
Psychosocial interventions, addressing gender minority stressors and resilience with psychosocial interventions,
191–195
Psychotherapy
for gender-affirming care,
171–172
for incarcerated TNG inmates,
280
services at Transhealth,
361
Psychotic disorders,
263–264
PTMs (posttranslational modifications), process of,
38
PTSD
among cisgender populations,
4
diagnosis in TNG populations,
4
epidemiological overview of mental health outcomes in TNG people,
2–4
lifetime prevalence of,
155
prevalence among TNG populations,
4
symptoms among 2S and TNG people,
77
Puberty
.See also Gender identity conversion efforts; Youth, TNG
bone growth during,
52
undesired,
290
Puberty blockers,
50–51.See also Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs/agonists
Public health
.See also Mental health
among TNG people,
1
Quality of life
.See also Mental health
among TNG people,
2
decrease among trans women and trans men,
8
improvement of,
10
life course considerations,
9–10
The Queer Detainee Empowerment Project,
145
Quest orientation, of GICE,
289
Race
.See also Asian American and Pacific Islander communities; Black, Indigenous, and people of color
discrimination and,
17–19
suicide and,
5–7
Racism
media coverage of AAPI people during COVID-19 pandemic,
103–104
Rainbow Railroad,
145
Recidivism,
281–282.See also Incarceration
Recovery, definition of,
237
Recovery-oriented fellowships,
241
Refugee Health Alliance,
145
Refugees. See Displaced TNG people description of,
144
Rejection
description of,
19
as distal stressor,
17–19
expectations of,
20
Relapse, description of,
239
Relationships
access to networking and relationship building with local providers,
343
doctor-patient relationship,
342, 356–357
in data collection,
322
in GAS,
302, 304
doctor-patient relationship with youth,
342
parent-child,
190
treatment considerations and,
160–161
Religion
.See also Spirituality; 12-step programs
engagement in,
93
GICE and,
288–289
5α-Reductase deficiency,
36
Reparative therapy. See Gender identity conversion efforts
Resilience
addressing gender minority stressors with psychosocial interventions,
191–195
among TNG people,
2
among youth and their families,
190–191
description of,
22, 24
developing via coping skills,
9
fostering sources of,
195
MST and,
22–23
of older TNG adults,
210
for 2S and TNG people,
78–79
Response elements,
37–38
Retinoids, side effects of,
60
Riggs, D.,
251
Ritalin, for ADHD symptom management,
116
Romer v. Evans,
349, 350
Rosskam, J.,
254
Ryan, M.,
250
Safety
creation of a safe place,
181
establishment of,
159
during incarceration,
277
myths and misconceptions about so-called safe zone images,
336
safety-seeking behavior,
194
trauma-informed care and,
157–158
Same-sex relationships,
34
Schizoaffective disorder,
263
Schizophrenia-spectrum diagnoses,
263
Secular Organizations for Sobriety (SOS),
241
Sedatives, as drug of abuse,
234
Selective nonbenzodiazepine hypnotics, as drug of abuse,
234
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
GAHT and,
52
GnRHas and,
51–52
during the perioperative period,
62
Serious mental illness (SMI)
.See also Mental health; Suicide
access barriers for treatment of,
262
borderline personality disorder,
264–265
description of,
261
gender affirmation process and,
265
illness-related stigma,
262
inpatient treatment,
265
mortality and,
267
overview,
261–263
psychopharmacology for treatment of,
266–269
psychotic disorders,
263–264
schizoaffective disorder,
263
schizophrenia-spectrum diagnoses,
263
treatment environments,
265–266
treatment-resistant,
261
undertreatment of,
261–262
“whataboutism,”
264
SES (socioeconomic status), of Black TNG people,
89
Sex
.See also Data
assignment at birth,
21, 32
biological components of,
32
characteristics in the brain,
37
diversities,
311–312
versus gender,
34
secondary sex characteristics in TNG people,
216
taxonomies of,
312–313, 314
variables to define sex and gender in 1955,
309, 310
Sex Addicts Anonymous,
241
Sex hormone–binding globulin (SHBG),
55
Sex Parameters for Clinical Use (SPCU),
310–311, 316
Sexual inversion,
312–313
“Sexual inverts,”
34
Sexual orientation,
250–251
Sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data,
330, 339
Sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE),
288.See also Gender identity conversion efforts
Sex workers,
236, 274
SHBG (sex hormone–binding globulin),
55
Signs, bathroom,
336–337, 339, 338
Sims, J.M,
90
Singer, J.,
110
SMI. See Serious mental illness
Snapchat, gender-swap filters and,
220
Sobriety, description of,
237
SOCE (sexual orientation change efforts),
288.See also Gender identity conversion efforts
Social media
inclusive holiday calendar,
340
in marginalized communities,
155
for prevention and care of eating disorders,
220
public messages of support for LGBTQIA+ people,
338
Social support
for older TNG adults,
204
for TNG youth,
188
Socioeconomic status (SES), of Black TNG people,
89
Sodomy,
273
SOGI (sexual orientation and gender identity) data,
330, 339
SOS (Secular organizations for Sobriety),
241
SPCU (Sex Parameters for Clinical Use),
310–311, 316
Spielrein, S.,
174
Spirituality
.See also Religion
in Indigenous community,
74
of Indigenous people,
73
suppression in Indigenous people,
74
SSRIs. See Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
Standards of Care (SOC; WPATH),
202, 298
Stevens-Johnson syndrome,
256
Stigma
.See also Mental health; Minority stress theory
addiction-related,
231
of autism,
112
of Black TNG people for being transgender or Black or both,
91
of BPD,
264
identity-based,
216–217
internalized,
20
SMI and,
262
structural,
17–19
of TNG older adults,
203
of TNG people,
15
Stimulants
as drug of abuse,
233–234
GAHT and,
52
St. John’s wort,
55
Stone, S.,
250
Strattera, for ADHD symptom management,
116
Stress
among TNG youth and their families,
190–191
discrimination and,
303
impact of chronic stress,
42
mental/emotional labor,
21
societal (il)legibility and,
40
of TNG people,
16
traumatic,
154–155
vicarious,
21
Stress First Aid Model,
363–364
Stressors
addressing gender minority stressors and resilience with psychosocial interventions,
191–195
addressing hypervigilance,
193–194
distal,
17
discrimination, victimization, rejection, and structural stigma,
17–19
proximal,
17, 20–21
internalized stigma, expectations of rejection, and concealment,
20–21
TNG-specific,
17–21
STRONG cohort,
3
Substance abuse, among TNG youth,
186–187
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration,
243
definition of trauma,
155–156
Substance use disorders (SUDs)
.See also “Illicit substances”
addiction, definition of,
230–231
considerations regarding genderaffirming care,
241–243
cravings and,
229
dependency,
230
discrimination of TNG people in health care settings with,
230
drugs of abuse,
231–235
DSM-5 criteria for,
7
in DSM-5-TR,
230
epidemiological overview of mental health outcomes in TNG people,
7–8
in ICD-11,
230
inpatient treatment,
238
intervention, treatment, and management of,
237–241
assessing TNG patients for treatment,
237–238
inpatient treatment,
238
medication treatment,
239–241
outpatient treatment,
238–239
overview,
237
relapse and resumed use,
239
12-step programs and other mutual help organizations,
241
language used for addiction,
230–231
models of addiction,
235–237
nonmedical prescription drug use,
230
outpatient treatment,
238–239
overview,
229–230
rates among TNG people,
7
recovery, definition of,
237
recovery groups for,
231
reporting,
8
social factors and,
236
stigma and,
231, 232
using nonstigmatizing language,
231, 232
SUDs. See Substance use disorders
Suicidal ideation, prevalence of,
6
Suicidality
among TNG youth,
186
description of,
292
outcomes associated with GICE,
292–293
Suicide
among TNG youth,
186
among transgender veterans,
6
attempts among 2S and TNG people,
77
epidemiological overview of mental
health outcomes in TNG people,
5–7
lifetime attempts of,
292–293
prevalence among TNG people,
5–6
race and,
5–7
as SMI,
265
Sustainability, in disability justice framework,
130
Systematized Nomenclature of Medicine, Clinical Terms SNOMED CT),
312–313, 314
Tardive dyskinesia
with psychopharmacological treatment of SMI,
267–268
underdiagnosis of,
268
TARGET (Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy),
280
TCT. See Transphobic countertransference
Telehealth
during COVID-19 pandemic,
364
data and,
324
Teratogenicity, during pregnancy,
255–256
Testosterone
case example of,
58
as drug of abuse,
234–235
history of,
58
hormonal shift from,
254
metabolism of,
58–59
side effects of,
59–60, 62
TGD (transgender and gender diverse), definition of,
xx–xxi
TGNB (transgender and non-binary) definition of,
xx
TGNC (transgender and gender nonconforming), avoidance of,
xx
Thioridazine,
52
Title VII,
348, 349.See also Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
TNG. See Transgender, non-binary, and/or gender diverse
gender-expansive people,
xix
Transgender, non-binary, and/or gender diverse/expansive (TNG) people,
xx–xxi.See also Disabled TNG people; Incarceration; Trauma-informed mental health care with TNG communities
abuse by law enforcement,
274
anti-TNG political groups,
18
argots,
314
barriers to care for,
77–78
Black adults,
5
in a cisheteronormative society,
49
coming out,
358
definition of,
xx–xxi
in DSM-III,
299
eating disorders and body image satisfaction in
overview,
215
terminology,
215
epidemiological overview of mental health outcomes,
1–2
focus groups and,
358
homelessness,
236
ICD-11 classification of TNG as a “condition related to sexual health,”
299
identification documents for,
351–353
intimate partner violence,
236
jargon,
314
“legitimately transgender,”
145
marginalization of,
155
negative stance against,
xxi–xxii
outing,
317
quality of life of,
2
refusal of medical care to,
223
resilience among,
2
risk of eating disorders among,
216
risk of suicidality among,
7
role models,
195
role of community strengths, resilience, and cultural continuity,
78–79
safety of,
159–160
as sex workers,
236
slang,
314
social determinants of health for,
75–77
strengths of,
195
SUD rates among,
7
“transition” as perceived by society,
145
unemployment,
236
unequal treatment by law enforcement,
274
viewed as “non-normative,”
131
violence against,
85
vulnerabilities of,
154
Tobacco and other nicotine-based products,
55
as drug of abuse,
231, 233
prevalence in TNG communities,
232–233
vaping,
234
Topiramate,
55
Trans
acceptance of,
181
definition of,
xx
description of,
171
walking while trans,
274
Trans+, definition of,
xx
Trans broken arm syndrome,
92, 132, 216
Transference love,
175.See also Transphobic countertransference
Transgender, definition of,
310
Transgender and gender nonconforming, (TGNC), avoidance of,
xx
Transgender and non-binary (TGNB), definition of,
xx
Transgender Day of Remembrance,
356
Transgender Law Center,
145
Transhealth
.See also Clinicians; Community
development as a community health center,
359–361
“good partner” for,
361
as mental health model,
361
services at,
361
TNG people’s participation in,
360
Transhealth Gender-Affirming Care Access Program,
362
Transhealth Institutional Review Board,
362
“Transition,” as perceived by society,
145
Trans men
.See also Beatie, T.; Pregnancy
EHRs for,
253
legitimacy of,
20
quality of life among,
8
Transmisogynoir, description of,
86
Transmisogyny, experience of,
23
Transparent,
254
Transphobia
among TNG AAPI people,
103
as an “unresolved issue,”
173–174
definition of fear of TNG people, xxiix
description of,
173
medical,
133
physical abuse and,
76
Transphobic countertransference
neurotic,
179–181, 182
perverse defense and,
178, 179, 182
psychotic,
178, 182
Transphobic countertransference (TCT)
analytic third,
176
cisgender countertransferential enactments,
173
examples of,
177–182
history of,
174–177
neurotic, description of,
174
overview,
171–174
perverse, description of,
174
psychotic, definition of,
173–174
theories of,
173
Trans PULSE Canada study,
130
Transsexualism, classification in DSM-IV and DSM-IV-TR,
299
“Transsexuals,”
202
Transvestites,
312
Trans women
legitimacy of,
20
quality of life among,
8
Trauma
definition of,
155–156
exposure and victimization,
155
GAS and,
302–303
history of,
40
insidious/complex,
155–157
medical,
133, 302–303
medical care and mental health fare as sources of,
156–157
of migrants and immigrants,
142
from nontraumatic events,
302
role of historical and intergenerational trauma among Two-Spirit people,
73–75
Trauma Affect Regulation: Guide for Education and Therapy (TARGET),
280
Trauma and grief components therapy,
280
Trauma-informed mental health care with TNG communities
advocacy and community engagement,
163
anti-TNG bias and non-affirmation as insidious/complex trauma,
155–157
assessment/identification of trauma history,
161–162
clinician advocacy,
163
definition of,
157–159
diagnostic considerations,
161
four Rs of trauma-informed care,
158–159
impact on clinician,
163–164
importance of affirmation to reduce retraumatization and establish safety,
159–160
misdiagnosis,
161
overview,
153–154
principles of,
157–158
psychological distress and traumatic stress,
154–155
retraumatization resistance,
159
secondary traumatization and triggered responses,
163–164
treatment planning considerations,
162–163
treatment relationship considerations,
160–161
tripartite/triphasic model of trauma
therapy,
162–163
victimization and trauma exposure,
155
Traumatic stress,
154–155
Tribes
Elder’s role within,
78
membership in,
74
Tricyclic antidepressants, during the perioperative period,
62
Trump administration, xenophobic rhetoric toward Chinese and Chinese American populations during COVID-19 pandemic,
104
Turtle Island,
71.See also Two-Spirit people
Tuskegee Study of Untreated Syphilis in the Negro Male,
90
12-step programs, for treatment of SUDs,
241
2S. See Two-Spirit people
Two-Spirit (2S; 2SLGBTQIA+) people,
xxi
barriers to care for,
77–78
colonialism and,
73–75
creation of,
72
in cultural communities,
312
Elders’ role and,
78
fear of mistreatment by health care providers,
78
homelessness among,
76
incarceration of,
76–77
labeling of,
72
medical neglect of,
77–78
mental health of,
77
overview,
71–73
raised by boarding school survivors,
74
role of community strengths, resilience, and cultural continuity,
78–79
role of historical and intergenerational trauma in,
73–75
social determinants of health for,
75–77
sociocultural context of,
72
suicide attempts of,
77
Two-Spirit (2S; 2SLGBTQIA+) people,
xxi
health outcomes among,
252
interdisciplinary care for,
206
for youth,
188
2TNG people
clinicians,
172
description of,
171
discrimination against,
182
in DSM-III,
179
Umoja, S.,
220
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees,
140, 144
U.S. Armed Forces,
313.See also Veterans, transgender
U.S. Department of Justice,
349–350
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
approval of nicotine replacement therapy for tobacco use,
241
public health advisory for varenicline,
240
U.S. Supreme Court
.See also Legislation
legalization of same-sex contact,
273
U.S. Transgender Survey, 2015,
6, 17, 76, 77, 89, 102, 129, 130, 203, 293, 351
Valproic acid, during pregnancy,
255
Vaping, as drug of abuse,
234
Varenicline, for treatment of SUDs,
240
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), risk of,
56
Verlinden, J.,
249
Veterans, transgender,
6.See also U.S. Armed Forces
Veterans Health Administration,
234
Victimization
.See also Incarceration
among Black TNG people,
84–85
discrimination and,
18
as distal stressor,
17–19
“no femmes, no Asians,”
103
of transgender inmates,
277
trauma exposure and,
155
Violence
among Black TNG people,
84–85
among TNG youth,
188–189
discrimination and,
19
migration and,
140–141
by police,
118–119
Vitamin D,
52
Vivitrol, for treatment of SUDs,
240
Von Krafft-Ebing, R.,
289
VTE (venous thromboembolism), risk of,
56
Vyvanse, for ADHD symptom management,
116
Walking while trans,
274
War on Drugs,
86
Well-being
.See also Belongingness
of 2S and TNG people,
75–77
advocacy for,
257
MST and,
22–23
of older TNG adults,
201–202
of TNG youth,
189
Wellbutrin, for ADHD symptom management,
116
“Whataboutism,”
264
Wholeness, recognition of, in disability justice framework,
130
Williams v. Kincaid,
350, 351
Winnicott, D.,
177
Women
assigned FMAB,
234
descriptive characteristics of,
32
female athlete triad,
222
gendered legibility markers for,
220
incarceration of TNG women with cisgender men,
277
marginalization of Black women,
86
“thin ideal” of,
219
Women’s health center, as cisnormative,
xxii
World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH),
57, 202, 279, 298
Standards of Care,
279, 313, 344
WPATH. See World Professional Association for Transgender Health
Xenophobia, of displaced people,
146
Youth, TNG
.See also Children; Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogs/agonists; Puberty
adapting GMSR for,
187–190
expanding for younger patients,
188–190
intersectionality theory,
187–188
overview,
187
addressing gender minority stressors and resilience with psychosocial interventions,
191–195
facilitating emotional regulation,
194
fostering sources of resilience,
195
using exposure to address avoidance behaviors,
194–195
discrimination against,
191
doctor-patient relationship,
342
eating disorders in,
220
“externalizing behaviors” in,
114
family acceptance of,
190
GAHT in,
6
mental health inequities among,
186–187
overview,
185–186
parental rejection of,
19
participation in community’s ceremonial life,
79
prevalence of anxiety disorders in,
3
protective factors for,
189–190
puberty blockers in,
50–51
socially transitioned trans youth,
131
stress and resilience among their
families and,
190–191
2SLGBTQIA+ communities and,
188
understanding minority stress,
192–193
verbal victimization of,
191
violence and,
188–189
working with families of,
195–196
Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), 2017,
6, 186, 188
YRBS (Youth Risk Behavior Survey), 2017,
6, 186, 188
Ziprasidone,
52
Zolpidem, as drug of abuse,
234

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