Medical considerations in the care of transgender and gender diverse patients with eating disorders
Plain English summary Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people are at increased risk for developing eating disorders, but very little is known about their unique medical needs while in eating disorder treatment. TGD refers to individuals whose sex reported at birth does not align with their gende...
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| description | Plain English summary Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people are at increased risk for developing eating disorders, but very little is known about their unique medical needs while in eating disorder treatment. TGD refers to individuals whose sex reported at birth does not align with their gender identity. This review examines the existing literature on TGD medical care and integrates this with the eating disorder literature. Improved knowledge of the medical needs to TGD individuals can help decrease barriers to care. This review aims to better understand the medical needs of TGD individuals in eating disorder treatment and highlights areas for further research. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2fb1b6e2934d451091cd30bf56ab554b2023-09-03T05:35:37ZengBMCJournal of Eating Disorders2050-29742022-11-0110111010.1186/s40337-022-00699-3Medical considerations in the care of transgender and gender diverse patients with eating disordersMegan C. Riddle0Joshua D. Safer1Eating Recovery CenterMount Sinai Center for Transgender Medicine and SurgeryPlain English summary Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people are at increased risk for developing eating disorders, but very little is known about their unique medical needs while in eating disorder treatment. TGD refers to individuals whose sex reported at birth does not align with their gender identity. This review examines the existing literature on TGD medical care and integrates this with the eating disorder literature. Improved knowledge of the medical needs to TGD individuals can help decrease barriers to care. This review aims to better understand the medical needs of TGD individuals in eating disorder treatment and highlights areas for further research.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40337-022-00699-3TransgenderGender diverseEating disorderGender affirming careMedical complications |
| spellingShingle | Megan C. Riddle Joshua D. Safer Medical considerations in the care of transgender and gender diverse patients with eating disorders Journal of Eating Disorders Transgender Gender diverse Eating disorder Gender affirming care Medical complications |
| title | Medical considerations in the care of transgender and gender diverse patients with eating disorders |
| title_full | Medical considerations in the care of transgender and gender diverse patients with eating disorders |
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| title_full_unstemmed | Medical considerations in the care of transgender and gender diverse patients with eating disorders |
| title_short | Medical considerations in the care of transgender and gender diverse patients with eating disorders |
| title_sort | medical considerations in the care of transgender and gender diverse patients with eating disorders |
| topic | Transgender Gender diverse Eating disorder Gender affirming care Medical complications |
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