Psychiatry

Using Animal Models for Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy.

We have recently proposed experimental design guidelines and areas of study for preclinical rodent models of gender-affirming hormone therapy in neuroscience. These guidelines also apply to any field subject to the influences of gonadal steroid …

Moving Toward Targeted Eating Disorder Care for Transgender, Non-binary, and Gender Expansive Patients in the United States.

Psychopharmacological Considerations for Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy.

'Coming Home to My Body': A Qualitative Exploration of Gender-Affirming Care-Seeking and Mental Health. [accepted]

Perspective on equitable translational and clinical studies for an unbiased inclusion of the LGBTQIA2S+ community.

Research regarding the mental health of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Intersex, Asexual, 2 Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) community has been historically biased by individual and structural homophobia, biphobia, and transphobia, resulting in …

Self(ie)-Recognition: Authenticity, Passing, and Trans Embodied Imaginaries.

Coming out as trans involves the melancholic, ambivalent loss of intentionally forsaken objects and illusions. Creating replacement fantasies for one’s gender expression requires navigating tensions between trying to visualize one’s authentic …

The Transgender and Gender Diverse and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Nexus: A Systematic Review.

Introduction: Prior work suggests an increased prevalence of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) among transgender and/or gender diverse (TGD) individuals. This systematic review summarizes primary literature on TGD/ADHD experience. …

Centering the needs of transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse populations in neuroendocrine models of gender-affirming hormone therapy.

The majority of studies attempting to address the healthcare needs of the millions of transgender, non-binary, and/or gender diverse (TNG) individuals rely on human subjects, overlooking the benefits of translational research in animal models. …

Experiences of LGBTQ Psychiatrists in Residency. [In press]

'X' Marks The Transgressive Gender: A Qualitative Exploration of Legal Gender Affirmation.

Purpose: Gender affirmation for transgender, non-binary, and/or gender diverse (“trans”) persons can include legal name and/or gender marker changes. Gender marker choice has become more complex with increasing availability of a gender-neutral “X” …