The topic of transgender polarises opinion; parents and those affected are seeking guidance. Why has the number of adolescents affected risen in recent years? Psychiatrist Dagmar Pauli provides answers in the Kosmos-Kind lecture.

The topic of transgender is currently omnipresent, with the media discussion sometimes becoming highly polarised. Those affected, parents and carers are seeking guidance. In her Kosmos Kind lecture, Dagmar Pauli provides nuanced answers to questions such as:

Are there more than two genders? Why has the number of adolescents affected increased in recent years? At what age can children and adolescents provide information about their gender? Is there such a thing as too early or too late for treatment, and what kind of psychotherapeutic support is recommended?

Dagmar Pauli is chief physician and deputy director of the Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich. (Image: zVg)

About Dagmar Pauli

Dagmar Pauli is chief physician and deputy clinic director at the Clinic for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Psychiatric University Hospital Zurich and also a clinical lecturer at the University of Zurich. Since 2009, she has been head of the gender incongruence programme for children and adolescents in Zurich. In 2023, she published a book on transidentity in childhood and adolescence entitled «Die anderen Geschlechter» ( The Other Genders ) with Beck Verlag. Her other areas of specialisation include eating disorders and depression in childhood and adolescence.

Lecture series «Cosmos Child"

The Elternsein Foundation, publisher of the Swiss parenting magazine Fritz+Fränzi, has launched an exclusive series of lectures entitled «Kosmos Kind» (Child Cosmos) in collaboration with the "Akademie. Für das Kind. Giedion Risch" (Academy. For the Child. Giedion Risch). Renowned experts address various aspects of childhood and convey them in a way that is relatable and easy to understand. Subscribers to Fritz+Fränzi benefit from discounted tickets.