Plowing Through The WPATH SOC; Thinking About Dr. Benjamin's Words
By: Autumn Sandeen Monday October 24, 2011 12:50 am
http://pamshouseblend.firedoglake.com/2011/10/24/plowing-through-the-wpath-soc-thinking-about-dr-benjamins-words/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitterI've been reading through the new Version 7 of the World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People (WPATH SOC). It's the replacement document for the The Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association's Standards Of Care For Gender Identity Disorders, Sixth Version (HBSOC).
Thumbnail link: World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People, Version 7The WPATH SOC recognizes how the treatment schemas have changed from one where patients were required to comply a one-size-fits-all treatment schema for transsexuals to a more individual treatment schema — One that recognizes that treatment required to alleviate the distress of what is now referred to as gender dysphoria is different for every patient. From the section entitled Advancements in the Knowledge and Treatment of Gender Dysphoria:
