A Clinician's Guide to Gender Identity and Body Image

Introduction; 1. Meet Our Gender-Expansive, Transgender, Nonbinary Clients; 2. Gender Identity: An Overview; 3. Body Image: An Overview; 4. Developmental Perspectives on Gender Identity and Body Image; 5. Gender-Based Coming Out Process; 6. Trauma, Identity, and Body Image; 7. Challenges for Gender-Expansive Clients; 8. Eating Disorders, Gender Identity, and Minority Stress; 9. Treating Eating Disorders, Gender Identity, and Minority Stress; 10. Gender Affirmation, Body Changes, and Their Effects (Transitioning); 11. Family Support; 12. Barriers to Treatment; References; Appendix 1: Gender Dysphoria Criteria; Appendix 2: Guidelines for Clinicians; Appendix 3: Resource Guide; Appendix 4: Glossary

Through detailed clinical case examples coupled with thoughtful theory, Dalzell & Protos have provided an essential resource on the relationship between gender identity and body image. Leading from both personal and strong clinical backgrounds, Dalzell & Protos have crafted the new go-to resource needed for all clinicians to better educate ourselves on the intersection of eating disorders, body image and gender expansive life.