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The Director's DeskHHS & NIH Evidence Review on Pediatric Gender Dysphoria — Expert Panel DiscussionIn this episode of The Director’s Desk, NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya hosts a roundtable with the primary authors of the new HHS peer-reviewed report, “Treatment for Pediatric Gender Dysphoria: Review of Evidence and Best Practices.”This comprehensive federal review evaluates the scientific evidence behind current pediatric gender dysphoria treatments—including puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and surgical interventions—and concludes that these approaches carry significant and long-term risks for children and adolescents.Featured Authors & Contributors:• Evgenia Abbruzzese – Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine• Alex Byre, PhD – Massachusetts Institute of Technology• Farr Curlin...
2025-12-161h 47
You Must Be Some Kind of Therapist158. Illness Identity and the Capture of Psychiatry with Dr. Kristopher KaliebeIn this episode, I sit down with Dr. Kristopher Kaliebe, a child, adult, and forensic psychiatrist known for his critical stance on “gender-affirming care.” We delve into the complexities surrounding the current landscape of gender identity and the implications for mental health care. Dr. Kaliebe shares his journey into this contentious field, highlighting his concerns about the medicalization of gender dysphoria and the potential harm it poses to vulnerable youth.We explore the concept of "illness identity," where young people may gravitate towards labels that define their struggles, often leading to over-diagnosis and inappropriate trea...
2025-04-211h 21
UnMuted: the TransMuted PodcastUnMuted episode 13, featuring Kris Kaliebe, MDKristopher Kaliebe is a board-certified General, Forensic, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist and a professor in the Psychiatry Department at the University of South Florida. He is a Distinguished Fellow at the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), where he challenged so-called ‘gender affirming care’ by publishing a courageous op-ed in its journal, which is read by clinical professionals nationwide. A doctor I happen to know at UC San Francisco forwarded the op-ed to me when it was first published late last year, and I would soon hear it discussed in lay circles, which strikes me as surp...
2024-08-171h 27
The Joyful Warriors Podcast with Tiffany JusticeGender Ideology: Tools to Help You Push BackOn this week’s episode, Natalya Murakhver, co-founder of Restore Childhood, and Kristopher Kaliebe, professor of psychiatry at the University of South Florida, join the show to update us on the fight against gender ideology; their new tool for parents - the Gender Toolkit, which helps you feel confident in making evidence-based decisions in parenting and public policy; and what we can do to change our medical associations for the better.
Sections:
0:00 - Intro
1:40 - How Natalya
6:27 - Research parents should know about
10:35 - the School-to-Clinic pipeline
16:55 - What’s happening in the schools...
2024-07-0152 min