Transgender Health Issues

• Author : Sarah Boslaugh
• Publisher : ABC-CLIO
• Release Date : 2018-08-03
• Total pages : 203
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : Transgender individuals face unique challenges when it comes to their physical, psychological, and social health and well-being. This accessible reference investigates these concerns in depth, offering readers insights into topics such as discrimination and access to health care. • Confronts a topic that has historically been ignored by researchers and public ...

• Author : Jay Harcourt
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release Date : 2013-04-11
• Total pages : 230
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : Learn what resources are needed for lesser-recognized LGBT health issues Most literature that explores LGBT health issues concentrates on HIV/AIDS while leaving research studies on other vital issues lacking. Current Issues in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health addresses this inadequacy by presenting a broad range of LGBT health ...

• Author : Dana Jennett Bevan
• Publisher : Praeger
• Release Date : 2019
• Total pages : 297
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : This text starts with the history of transgender science and provides current, evidence-based information on theories and treatment procedures, concluding with projections of future scientific developments. A transgender person is one whose congruent gender behavior (e.g., masculine, feminine, genderqueer) does not match the culturally assigned gender category based on ...

• Author : Randi Ettner,Stan Monstrey,Eli Coleman
• Publisher : Routledge
• Release Date : 2016-05-20
• Total pages : 416
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : A practical guide to state-of-the-art treatments and health care knowledge about gender diverse persons, this second edition of Principles of Transgender Medicine and Surgery presents the foremost international specialists offering their knowledge on the wide spectrum of issues encountered by gender diverse individuals. In this handy text, professionals of all ...

• Author : Billy E. Jones,Marjorie J. Hill, Ph.D.,Marjorie J. Hill,Michelle B. Riba
• Publisher : American Psychiatric Pub
• Release Date : 2002
• Total pages : 118
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : This timely work offers compelling facts and insights in a concise yet comprehensive format, bringing together the latest research and clinical practice related to these four distinct communities (self-identified lesbian women and gay men and bisexual and transgender individuals)...

• Author : Billy E. Jones,Marjorie J. Hill
• Publisher : American Psychiatric Pub
• Release Date : 2008-08-13
• Total pages : 140
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : Over the last three decades, the visibility -- and public acceptance -- of self-identified lesbian women and gay men and bisexual and transgender individuals has increased dramatically, making it more important than ever to understand the dynamics of their relationships. This timely work, part of Volume 21 in the Review of ...

• Author : Kristen Eckstrand,Jesse M. Ehrenfeld
• Publisher : Springer
• Release Date : 2016-02-17
• Total pages : 483
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : Written by experienced clinicians and edited by Vanderbilt Program for LGBTI Health faculty, this book contains up-to-date expertise from physicians renowned for their work in LGBT health. This important text fills an informational void about the practical health needs of LGBT patients in both the primary care and specialty settings ...

• Author : Walter O. Bockting,Eric Avery
• Publisher : CRC Press
• Release Date : 2006-01-04
• Total pages : 150
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : Get the latest assessment of the health needs of the transgender population The impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic on the transgender community has been tragically ignored, and as yet there is surprisingly little research data on the subject of health care and HIV prevention in this marginalized population. Transgender ...

• Author : American Public Health Association
• Publisher : Amer Public Health Assn
• Release Date : 2001
• Total pages : 193
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : Papers from medical and social service professionals covering an array of health topics of interest to the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the United States....

• Author : Institute of Medicine,Board on the Health of Select Populations,Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities
• Publisher : National Academies Press
• Release Date : 2011-06-24
• Total pages : 366
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : At a time when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals--often referred to under the umbrella acronym LGBT--are becoming more visible in society and more socially acknowledged, clinicians and researchers are faced with incomplete information about their health status. While LGBT populations often are combined as a single entity for research ...

• Author : Leonid Poretsky,Wylie C. Hembree
• Publisher : Springer
• Release Date : 2019-02-22
• Total pages : 481
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : Although transgender persons have been present in various societies throughout human history, it is only during the last several years that they have become widely acknowledged in our society and their right to quality medical care has been established. In the United States, endocrinologists have been providing hormonal therapy for ...

• Author : Bethan Machado
• Publisher : Unknown
• Release Date : 2017
• Total pages : 212
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : Background/introduction: Locally there is a large transgender (trans) population. As part of a health inequalities initiative in 2012 a bespoke sexual health service for trans patients (Clinic-T) was set up. This included HCP training. Aim(s)/objectives: To evaluate the current service relating to care and management of trans patients ...

• Author : Laura Erickson-Schroth
• Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
• Release Date : 2014-05-21
• Total pages : 649
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : "Trans Bodies, Trans Selves (TBTS) will be the go-to resource for transgender populations, covering health, cultural and social questions, history, theory, legal issues, and more. It is a place for transgender and gender-questioning people, their partners and families, students, educators, counselors, and others to look for up-to-date information on transgender ...

• Author : Harvey J. Makadon,Kenneth Mayer
• Publisher : ACP Press
• Release Date : 2008
• Total pages : 526
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : The Fenway Guide provides guidance, practical guidelines, and discussions of clinical issues pertinent to the LGBT patient and community. It also focuses on helping healthcare professionals gain a better understanding of the LGBT population, the LGBT life continuum, health promotion and disease prevention, transgender health, and patient communication and the ...

• Author : Cecilia Hardacker,Kelly Ducheny,Magda Houlberg
• Publisher : Springer
• Release Date : 2018-10-17
• Total pages : 241
• ISBN : 1440858888

GET BOOK

Summary : This text addresses the specific lack of clinical educational support for transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals as they age. Chapters are written by multidisciplinary healthcare experts who present topical discussions in five critical areas: essential foundational information needed to understand the life experience of older TGNC people; mental and ...