In the medical profession, ideological and social pressures, rather than scholarly dialogue, has driven the uptake of affirming youth gender medicine. Offering affirming treatments coincided with an unprecedented increase bodily discomfort in young people, seemingly related to young peoples' more disembodied and social media centered lives. Increased emotional distress and disrupted identity development fueled a surge in patient demand for gender-related treatments. Time will be needed to judge what treatment best match which patients, or whether these treatment were ever appropriate. Regardless of the specific patient outcomes, this episode displays that reforms are required to restore thoughtful exchange within organized medicine and to de-politicize the medical professional organizations.
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Presented at HxA Virtual Event, Summit, or Conference
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Active Member of an HxCommunity
Active Member of an HxA Campus Community
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Speaker's Title and Institutional/Organizational Affiliation:
Professor, University of South Florida, Department of Psychiatry and Neuroscience
Event Type :
Lecture/Presentation
Fireside Chat
Book Talk
Constitution Day Event
Classroom Visit
Workshop
Podcast
Debate, Forum, or HxConversation
Speaking Topics - List up to 5 specific topics or titles, each separated by a semicolon:
Gender medicine; Ideology in medicine; Overdaignosis and overtreatment in psychiatry, Social media and mental health, Restoring quality psychotherapy
Blackout Dates (Dates speaker is unavailable, Days/Month/Year):
none
Distance Willing to Travel:
Any/No Limits to Travel Radius
Scholarly Area:
Health & Medicine
Modality of Event :
In Person and/or Virtual
Willingness to be recorded:
Willing
Speaking Fee (Not including travel/lodging expenses):
$0-$5,000 USD
Recent Appearance (1 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
“The Chain of Trust is Broken in Gender Medicine”, Heterodox Academy Conference, Chicago, Illinois, June 7th, 2024
Recent Appearance (2 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
“Social Media and Adolescent Mental Health: Are the Kids Alright?”, Grand Rounds, Tulane University, January 19, 2023
Recent Appearance (3 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
“Working Psychotherapeutically in a Contested Space: Overcoming Challenges”, presented and moderated panel as part of Psychotherapeutic Processes with Young People Experiencing Gender Dysphoria, Tampere, Finland June 16, 2023
Recent Appearance (4 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
“Compassionate Care for Gender Non-conforming Youth.” Safe Children Coalition, Conference, Sarasota, Florida April 26, 2024
Recent Appearance (5 of 5) -title, host institution, year:
“Assessing and Addressing Digital Distraction, Misinformation, and Disarray”, part of the Social Media Institute, Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Psychiatry Annual Meeting, Toronto, CA October 19, 2022
Link to Speaker's Professional Website (to include sample writings and more extensive bio):
https://health.usf.edu/medicine/psychiatry/faculty/kkaliebe