Clinicians should not blindly accept a person’s self-diagnosis as transgender and desire to medically transition without closer inspection; rather, they should make a distinction between ‘acceptance’ and conducting an in-depth, respectful, and collaborative exploration of an individual’s claims about what they believe will best promote their well-being.
These are the conclusions of two experts in ethics and clinical psychology in an extended essay published in the Journal of Medical Ethics.
Source: To Be, or Not to Be? More Counseling Needed for Gender Dysphoria