Transgender Identities Emerging During Adolescents' Struggles With Mental Health Problems

Sevlever, Melina

Saturday, October 29, 2016: 1:30 PM-4:30 PM

Chairs:

Melina Sevlever, PhD and Heino F.L. Meyer-Bahlburg, PhD

Discussant:

Richard R. Pleak, MD

Introduction: Assessment of Transgender Identity
Heino F.L. Meyer-Bahlburg, PhD College of Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia University, New York, NY

Adolescents With Mental Health Problems and Emerging Gender Dysphoria: Case Examples
Melina Sevlever, PhD New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, NEW YORK, NY

Persistence and Desistence in Children and Adolescents With Gender Variance: A Comparative-Developmental Perspective
Kenneth J. Zucker, PhD University of Toronto, Toronto, ON

Mental Health Comorbidities in Children and Adolescents With Gender Dysphoria
Aron Janssen, MD New York University, New York, NY

The Role of Family Therapy in Children and Adolescents With Gender Dysphoria and Psychiatric Problems
Erica Chin, PhD New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY

Sponsored by the AACAP Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Issues Committee

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