Mental health practitioners' narratives about gender transition and the role of diagnosis: A qualitative study in the Italian context.
Health Soc Care Community
; 30(5): e2678-e2689, 2022 09.
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ABSTRACT
In many European Countries, a diagnosis is needed to access the gender transition process, which has sparked debate about whether gender variance should be equated with a psychodiagnosis. This study explores mental health practitioners' perspectives about the implications of using the diagnosis for gatekeeping purposes. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 11 Italian mental health specialists. The personal positions and interpretative repertoires emerging from the interviews centred on three thematic areas the diagnosis, the practitioner's role, and the clinical relationship. In relation to the development of health promotion policies, findings underscore the importance of exercising reflexivity, adhering to theory and national and/or international guidelines, and analysing people's needs to ensure that the clinical setting is an affirmative space, especially for non-binary people.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Contexto em Saúde:
2_ODS3
Problema de saúde:
2_cobertura_universal
Assunto principal:
Saúde Mental
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Identidade de Gênero
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Guideline
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Qualitative_research
Aspecto:
Determinantes_sociais_saude
Limite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Health Soc Care Community
Assunto da revista:
CIENCIAS SOCIAIS
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MEDICINA SOCIAL
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SERVICOS DE SAUDE
Ano de publicação:
2022
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Itália