… most psychs I’ve met are reluctant to prescribe antidepressants even to folk with a medically verifiable history of suicide without simultaneous therapy.
Tackling depression is taking care of one’s health, and depressed adults can make informed consent about their lives, but that doesn’t automatically mean medical professionals, especially psychs, are ready to write out a script on patient request.
Tacking gender dysphoria is part of taking care one’s health and trans adults can make informed consent about their lives.
Therapists are not needed in most cases.
… most psychs I’ve met are reluctant to prescribe antidepressants even to folk with a medically verifiable history of suicide without simultaneous therapy.
Tackling depression is taking care of one’s health, and depressed adults can make informed consent about their lives, but that doesn’t automatically mean medical professionals, especially psychs, are ready to write out a script on patient request.
Anti-depressants aren’t the same thing as hormones. As HRT is much safer especially when using the patches.
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It’s not just me having issues with Lemmy.World’s subpar moderation.
https://lemmy.blahaj.zone/post/14003044