Psychological assessment and counseling remain important features of quality care: A descriptive study of individuals who did not start gender-affirming medical treatment in a gender identity unit in Spain
GAMT is not the endpoint for all individuals seeking care, and reasons for not starting GAMT are heterogeneous and sometimes complex. Psychological assessment and counseling remain important features of quality gender-affirming care, and current debates about access to GAMT should take these experiences into account to better inform its future provision.
Authors
- Alfredo Dubra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6506-9020)
- Carlos Morillas Ariño
- Inés Modrego‐Pardo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3060-449X)
- Pablo Expósito-Campos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5825-0211)
- Marcelino Gómez Balaguer
- Laura Martínez Rodríguez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6994-8885)
- Felipe Hurtado Murillo
- Pablo Fernández Collazo
- Elisa Tadeo Morant
Institutions
- University of the Basque Country (ES)
- Basque Government (ES)
- Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Endocrinología Diabetes y Nutrición (English ed )
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endien.2025.101533
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00