Childhood Gender Dysphoria and the Responsibility of the Courts.

Gender dysphoria; Gender dysphoria in children; Appetite loss; Legal judgments; Australia. Family Court; Diagnosis

The article provides an overview of the importance of gender dysphoria and the differences between societal and medical managements of gender dysphoria and anorexia. It discusses the childhood gender dysphoria's treatment regime and the decisions of the Family Court of Australia concerning childhood gender dysphoria. It presents research which indicates treatment for gender dysphoria might lead in permanent changes in the brain.