Series: Connections and Conversation
Connections and Conversation is a free monthly Zoom meeting, cultivating creativity and freedom of thought and feeling. We invite you to engage with our presenters and community as they share their interests and passions in conversation on current topics in psychoanalysis.
This free event that alternates times. The meeting often begins with a 45 minute presentation followed by 45 minutes of conversation. When an event is recorded you can access the recording at the vault.
This series is open to all.
In case of questions please contact: [email protected]
Evolving Controversies in Treating Gender Dysphoric Youth
August 18, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am PDT
The treatment of children and adolescents diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria (DSM-5-TR) or Gender Incongruence (ICD-11) has evoked both clinical and cultural controversies. This presentation begins by defining some terms specific to this patient population. It then reviews both clinical and social controversies surrounding diagnosing and treating minors with GD/GI. Recent political, legislative and judicial events surrounding the treatment of transgender minors are discussed.
Presenter
Jack Drescher, MD
Jack Drescher, MD, is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City. He is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University and a Faculty Member at Columbia’s Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health as well as a Training and Supervising Analyst at the William Alanson White Institute. He is a Senior Psychoanalytic Consultant at Columbia’s Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research and Adjunct Professor at New York University’s Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis and a National Faculty Member of the Florida Psychoanalytic Center. Dr. Drescher served as Section Editor of the Gender Dysphoria Chapter in the DSM-5 Text Revision process. He served on APA’s DSM-5 Workgroup on Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders and served on the World Health Organization’s Working Group on the Classification of Sexual Disorders and Sexual Health that revised sex and gender diagnoses in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). He served on the Honorary Scientific Committee revising the 2nd edition of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-2). He is a published author and an editor of books dealing with gender, sexuality and LGBTQ communities health. Dr.Drescher is the recipient of numerous professional honors and awards including the Sigourney Award for International Work on Gender and Sexuality (2022).
Series: Connections and Conversation
Connections and Conversation is a free monthly Zoom meeting, cultivating creativity and freedom of thought and feeling. We invite you to engage with our presenters and community as they share their interests and passions in conversation on current topics in psychoanalysis.
This free event that alternates times. The meeting often begins with a 45 minute presentation followed by 45 minutes of conversation. When an event is recorded you can access the recording at the vault.
This series is open to all.
In case of questions please contact: [email protected]
Evolving Controversies in Treating Gender Dysphoric Youth
August 18, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 10:30 am PDT
The treatment of children and adolescents diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria (DSM-5-TR) or Gender Incongruence (ICD-11) has evoked both clinical and cultural controversies. This presentation begins by defining some terms specific to this patient population. It then reviews both clinical and social controversies surrounding diagnosing and treating minors with GD/GI. Recent political, legislative and judicial events surrounding the treatment of transgender minors are discussed.
Presenter
Jack Drescher, MD
Jack Drescher, MD, is a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst in private practice in New York City. He is a Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University and a Faculty Member at Columbia’s Division of Gender, Sexuality, and Health as well as a Training and Supervising Analyst at the William Alanson White Institute. He is a Senior Psychoanalytic Consultant at Columbia’s Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research and Adjunct Professor at New York University’s Postdoctoral Program in Psychotherapy and Psychoanalysis and a National Faculty Member of the Florida Psychoanalytic Center. Dr. Drescher served as Section Editor of the Gender Dysphoria Chapter in the DSM-5 Text Revision process. He served on APA’s DSM-5 Workgroup on Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders and served on the World Health Organization’s Working Group on the Classification of Sexual Disorders and Sexual Health that revised sex and gender diagnoses in the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11). He served on the Honorary Scientific Committee revising the 2nd edition of the Psychodynamic Diagnostic Manual (PDM-2). He is a published author and an editor of books dealing with gender, sexuality and LGBTQ communities health. Dr.Drescher is the recipient of numerous professional honors and awards including the Sigourney Award for International Work on Gender and Sexuality (2022).
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