TRANS: An Accessible Guide to Understanding Gender Identity and Gender Dysphoria

(Paperback, Reissue)

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What is gender dysphoria How does it affect people What do terms like intersex, cisgender and transsexualism mean How can I support someone going through this

TRANS is an easy-to-read, accessible guide to the psychology and the everyday reality of gender dysphoria, transvestism, gender reassignment and being trans. Psychiatrist and gender specialist Dr Az Hakeem and a group of expert contributors will help you understand the concept of, and terminology around, gender dysphoria. They also explain what is available - medically and psychotherapeutically - to support anyone experiencing gender dysphoria or those in a supporting role. TRANS is insightful enough for professionals but accessible enough for all.

The book addresses difficult questions such as 'What do we tell the children' and 'What happens when you change your sex, then change your mind', and arms you with the knowledge you need to answer with confidence and clarity.

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Dr Az Hakeem is a gender expert and consultant psychiatrist. He ran a specialist gender dysphoria service in the UK's National Health Service for 12 years and now practises in the private sector. He is an honorary clinical associate professor at UCL Medical School, London.