How I Work with Gender-questioning Teens
by Sasha Ayad, M.Ed., LPC Sasha Ayad is a Licensed Professional Counselor who works with teens and young adults who began questioning their gender identity around puberty. Sasha uses an…
The Science of Gender: evidence for what influences gender development and gender dysphoria and what are the respective influences of nature and nurture. 18-19. 10 .18 The Tavistock and Portman NHS foundation Trust The 2018 European society for paediatric endocrinology (ESPE) science symposium: A review
By Robert Withers, MPhil, Bac, RS Robert Withers is a Jungian analyst, psychotherapist and supervisor at the Rock Clinic in Brighton England; which he co-founded. He is also senior lecturer…
The Gender Identity Phantom
by Michael Laidlaw, MD Michael Laidlaw is a physician board certified in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Internal Medicine. Research interests have included circadian rhythms, magnesium and bone disorders, thyroid…
American Academy of Pediatrics policy and trans- kids: Fact-checking
by James Cantor, PhD This post was originally published on Dr. Cantor's blog Sexology Today. Dr. Cantor is a clinical psychologist and sexual behavior scientist. He has been studying and teaching…
Response to Julia Serano’s critique of Lisa Littman’s paper: Rapid Onset Gender Dysphoria in Adolescents and Young Adults: A Study of Parental Reports
co-authors: Roberto D'Angelo Psy.D., M.B.B.S., FRANZCP, M.Med.(Psychotherapy) Lisa Marchiano LCSW, NCPsyA Lisa Littman’s peer-reviewed paper can be downloaded from the academic journal PLOS ONE at http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0202330 Julia Serano’s critique…
The Impact of Social and Family Constellations on the Development of Gender Nonconforming Children
Professor Dianna Kenny The University of Sydney Gender dysphoria is implicitly viewed as an intensely private matter, as a duel between an individual’s psyche and soma. This has given rise…
Recurring Patterns in the Evaluation of Girls with Gender Identity Disorder
By Susan Bradley, MD Susan Bradley is a Child Psychiatrist. She founded the Toronto Gender Identity Clinic at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health in 1975 (now closed). She…
Dynamic Gender Presentations: Understanding Transition and “De-Transition” Among Transgender Youth.
The following is a discussion of a recent paper by Turban and Keuroghlian entitled "Dynamic Gender Presentations: Understanding Transition and "De-Transition" Among Transgender Youth". The paper can be downloaded at https://jaacap.org/article/S0890-8567(18)30219-3/fulltext…
Clinical commentary by Robert Withers, Jungian analyst and psychotherapist
Introduction I welcome the chance to comment on this case, which raises a number of difficult, interlinking clinical and ethical issues. It would be impossible to discuss a case like…
Outbreak: On Transgender Teens and Psychic Epidemics
Abstract Having lived through both World Wars, Jung was aware of the dangers of what he termed “psychic epidemics.” He discussed the spontaneous manifestation of an archetype within collective life…