Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Health and Aging

This text addresses the specific lack of clinical educational support for transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) individuals as they age. Chapters are written by multidisciplinary healthcare experts who present topical discussions in five critical areas: essential foundational information needed to understand the life experience of older TGNC people; mental and behavioral health issues; social service considerations; specific concerns for nurses; and unique long-term medical concerns for providers. In addition, special attention is placed on providing care for TGNC veteran populations, including strategies to access social services and Social Security, and developing support networks.

Transgender Health and Aging is an excellent resource for clinical and research professionals from a variety of medical disciplines, including geriatricians, primary care physicians, psychiatrists, public health officials, social workers, nurses as wellas nonprofessional audiences interested in transgender healthcare in older adults.

The Essentials. - Primary Health Care: Trans Health Expertise. - Access to Care and Barriers to Care. - Lifetime Challenges: Abuse, Violence, Resilience . - The Transgender Veteran Experience. - Transitions Later in Life. - Adaptations to Stressors: Addictions and Substance Use. - Depression and Suicidality. - Aging in Place: Alternative Housing. - Challenges with Long-Term Care and Research. - Workplace Transitions: Work to Retirement to SSA. - Caregiver Challenges. - Intersectionality of Race/Ethnicity and the Trans Experience. - Building Service Networks for Aging Transgender Individuals. - Nurses and Trans Competence. - The role of the Clinical Nurse Leader and Trans Best Practices. - Unique Health Needs. - Aging with HIV. - Long-Term Hormone Use and Complications.