User:Maddy from Celeste/Trans broken arm syndrome
Trans broken arm syndrome is the tendency of health care providers to connect unrelated ailments experienced by transgender people to their gender transition. Trans broken arm syndrome is particularly prevalent among mental health practicioners, but it exists in all fields of medicine. Misguided investigation of transition-related causes can frustrate patients and cause delay in or refusal of treatment,[1][2][3] or misdiagnosis and prescription of a wrong treatment.[4] Misattribution of symptoms to transgender hormone therapy may also cause doctors to erroneously recommend the patient stop taking hormones.[5] It is considered a form of discrimination against transgender people.[6] Trans broken arm syndrome may also manifest as health insurance companies refusing to pay for treatments, claiming the treated condition is caused by the patient's transgender status, and thus is a pre-existing condition.[7] According to a 2021 survey by TransActual, 57% of transgender people in the United Kingdom put off seeing a doctor when they were ill.[8] In 2014, 43% of transgender counselling clients in the UK said their counsellor "wanted to explore transgender issues in therapy even when this wasn't the reason they had sought help".[9]
References[edit]
- ^ Pearce, Ruth (2018). Understanding Trans Health: Discourse, Power and Possibility. Policy Press. pp. 111–112.
- ^ Payton, Naith (9 July 2015). "Feature: The dangers of trans broken arm syndrome". PinkNews.
- ^ Paradiso, Catherine; Arca-Contreras, Karen; Brillhart, Susan J.; Macchiarola, Jennifer; Curcio, Danna L. (29 July 2022). "Integration of transgender health: A multi-modal approach". Teaching and Learning in Nursing. 17 (4). Elsevier: 425–432. doi:10.1016/j.teln.2022.06.001. S2CID 251204461.
- ^ Freeman, Lauren; Lopéz, Saray Ayala (September 2018). "Sex Categorization in Medical Contexts: A Cautionary Tale". Kennedy Institute of Ethics Journal. 28 (3). Johns Hopkins University Press: 243–280. doi:10.1353/ken.2018.0017. PMID 30369506. S2CID 53095199 – via Project MUSE.
- ^ Dietz, Elizabeth; Halem, Jessica (November 2016). "How Should Physicians Refer When Referral Options Are Limited for Transgender Patients?". AMA Journal of Ethics. 18 (11). American Medical Association: 1070–1080. doi:10.1001/journalofethics.2016.18.11.ecas1-1611. PMID 27883298.
- ^ Goldberg, Abbie E.; Beemyn, Genny, eds. (2021). "Interpersonal Anti-Trans Health Care Discrimination". The SAGE Encyclopedia of Trans Studies. SAGE Publishing.
- ^ O'Hara, Mary Emily (6 August 2015). "'Trans Broken Arm Syndrome' and the way our healthcare system fails trans people". The Daily Dot.
- ^ Vinter, Robyn (10 October 2021). "'GPs fob us off': most trans people avoid the doctor when they're sick". The Observer.
- ^ Hunt, Jane (2013). "An initial study of transgender people's experiences of seeking and receiving counselling or psychotherapy in the UK". Counselling and Psychotherapy Research. 14 (4). Routledge: 288–296. doi:10.1080/14733145.2013.838597.