title: Psychosocial, HIV, and health care management issues impacting transgender individuals.
abstract: This article reviews the varied process of transitioning and the psychosocial and quality-of-life benefits and outcomes of gender-affirmation therapeutic interventions, examines the barriers that transgender (TG) persons face in accessing health care, and describes the authors' experiences in improving access to medical services by launching a TG health care clinic and a service provider collaborative. It concludes with a summary of the burgeoning prevalence of HIV among TG people and the associated psychosocial effects. (PsycINFO Database Record
authors.affiliation: Redfern Strategic Medical Communications, Inc.
authors.forename: Jan S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Redfern
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
authors.forename: Arti
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Barnes
authors.affiliation: Outpatient and Ambulatory Services, Parkland Health and Hospital System.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005783:Gender Identity; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000523:psychology; D006297:Health Services Accessibility; D006801:Humans; D015995:Prevalence; D063508:Social Discrimination; D063106:Transgender Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D005260:Female