Activist Psychiatrists Are Afraid of Evidence

Who’s afraid of evidence-based medicine? The answer, regrettably, is the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, or Aacap.

The organization—which strongly influences parents, policymakers and medical practice—has rebuffed our separate attempts to hold discussions on childhood gender transition at its annual meeting, which begins in Atlanta on Oct. 26. As psychiatrists ourselves, it pains us to say that Americans should ignore one of the most prestigious medical associations in our field for the sake of protecting children from lifelong harm.

Read more at the Wall Street Journal.