Our professional psychiatric association has abandoned evidence-based care

In a world of confusing and contradictory messages about the meaning of male and female, where can families, health professionals and the public turn for guidance?

We are psychiatrists who care for transgender-identified youths, and we believe the answer should be simple: the American Psychiatric Association. The association calls for the “highest ethical standards of professional conduct.” Its publishing house claims to offer clinicians “authoritative, up to date … information.” But with the publication late last year of Gender-Affirming Psychiatric Care, the American Psychiatric Association has abandoned its professed mission of promoting ethical, evidence-based care.

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