Formulation concepts in the care of children and adolescents identifying as transgender or gender diverse
Formulation concepts in the care of children and adolescents identifying as transgender or gender diverse

Formulation concepts in the care of children and adolescents identifying as transgender or gender diverse

Australas Psychiatry. 2025 Aug 2:10398562251362739. doi: 10.1177/10398562251362739. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

ObjectiveTo assist mental health clinicians to develop a biopsychosocial formulation for children and adolescents with gender distress.ConclusionsVarious biological, psychological, and social factors, developmental disorders and adverse experiences, may contribute to a child claiming a trans identity. Factors relevant to the individual child or adolescent should be encapsulated in a formulation to guide therapeutic approaches.

PMID:40751456 | DOI:10.1177/10398562251362739