Commentary on Levine et al: Festina Lente (Rush Slowly).
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| Title: | Commentary on Levine et al: Festina Lente (Rush Slowly). |
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| Authors: | Balon, Richard (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy. 2022, Vol. 48 Issue 8, p775-778. 4p. |
| Subjects: | Gender affirmation surgery, Gender dysphoria, Gender transition, Competency assessment (Law) |
| Abstract: | As Levine ([4]) notes, there are models of the informed consent process that do not require mental health evaluation, and hormones can be provided just after one visit following the collection of a patient's or guardian's consent signature. Katz also reminds us that "Physicians must realize that informed consent/permission/assent/refusal constitutes a process, not a discrete event, and requires the sharing of information in ongoing physician-patient-family communication and education" (Katz et al, [3]). Cohen-Kettenis concluded that "Starting the sex reassignment procedure before adulthood results in favorable postoperative functioning, provided that careful diagnosis takes place in a specialized gender team and that the criteria for starting the procedure early are stringent" (Cohen-Kettenis & van Goozen, [2], p. 263). [Extracted from the article] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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| Abstract: | As Levine ([4]) notes, there are models of the informed consent process that do not require mental health evaluation, and hormones can be provided just after one visit following the collection of a patient's or guardian's consent signature. Katz also reminds us that "Physicians must realize that informed consent/permission/assent/refusal constitutes a process, not a discrete event, and requires the sharing of information in ongoing physician-patient-family communication and education" (Katz et al, [3]). Cohen-Kettenis concluded that "Starting the sex reassignment procedure before adulthood results in favorable postoperative functioning, provided that careful diagnosis takes place in a specialized gender team and that the criteria for starting the procedure early are stringent" (Cohen-Kettenis & van Goozen, [2], p. 263). [Extracted from the article] |
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| ISSN: | 0092623X |
| DOI: | 10.1080/0092623X.2022.2055686 |
