The child transgender patient in primary care: practical advice for a ten minute consultation
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Author(s)
Cliffe, C
Hillyard, M
Joseph, A
Majeed, FA
Type
Journal Article
Abstract
There are complex ethical and legal issues for children who are non-conforming to their assigned gender. The main role of the general practitioner is providing support and referral to a specialist centre, usually the Tavistock and Portman Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS) in London, for ongoing psychological assessment. This needs to be done urgently if there are concerns over self-harm or su
icide; or the child is at or close to age of puberty. At the age of 17, the adolescent can be referred to an adult specialist service.
icide; or the child is at or close to age of puberty. At the age of 17, the adolescent can be referred to an adult specialist service.
Date Issued
2017-10-05
Date Acceptance
2017-03-22
Citation
British Journal of General Practice Open, 2017, 1 (3)
ISSN
1478-5242
Publisher
Royal College of General Practitioners
Journal / Book Title
British Journal of General Practice Open
Volume
1
Issue
3
Copyright Statement
©2017, BJGP Open. This is an open access article under a CC-BY Licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Publication Status
Published
Article Number
BJGP-2017-0103
Date Publish Online
2017-07-11