By Peter A. McCullough, MD, MPH. "Dr. Miriam Grossman, one of the world's most renown pediatric psychiatrists is leading this effort to force the American Psychiatric Association to withdraw this publication because of its lack of scientific integrity and its reckless approach to the safety data emerging on hormonal and surgical transgender interventions. From Dr. Grossman:"On November 8, 2023, Gender-Affirming Psychiatric Care was released by the American Psychiatric Association's official publishing house.
We the undersigned strongly support the following Open Letter to the APA. Our letter calls on the APA to explain why it glaringly ignored many scientific developments in gender-related care and to consider its responsibility to promote and protect patients' safety, mental and physical health.
We seek an unbiased scientific investigation and discussion of the harms and benefits of all types of care offered to those with gender related distress.
We have grave concerns about the American Psychiatric Association's GAPC textbook.
2022, "Over 95% of youth treated with GnRH-analogs go on to receive cross-sex hormones. By contrast, 61-98% of those managed with psychological support alone reconcile their gender identity with their biological sex during puberty." This contradicts both the reversibility and exploratory nature of puberty suppression claimed by GAPC. The authors continue, "This often leads to improvement in psychiatric symptoms, behavioral problems, and suicidal ideation".
Rather than comprehensively exploring and addressing these co-occurring conditions, GAPC charges ahead with medicalized gender transition in children and young adults with autism and ADHD, substance use disorders, eating disorders, and severe mental illness.
To avoid discrediting itself as a professional organization and a reliable source of gender related psychiatric care, and to minimize the risk of legal liability to itself, we call on the APA to withdraw this book.
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