Andrea Giedinghagen

Education & Training

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• Fellowship: Washington University in St. Louis, MO, 2018
• Residency: Washington University in St. Louis, MO, 2016
• M.D.: Washington University in St Louis, 2013
• B.A.: Cornell University, 2007

Areas of Clinical Interest

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LGBTQ+ youth mental health, transgender and gender non-conforming youth, depression, personality disorders, trauma and resilience

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Research Interests

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LGBTQ+ youth mental health; minority stress; stigma and coming out experiences; trauma and resilience

Recent Publications

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• Advancing Inclusion of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Members at the St. Louis Recreation Centers: A Practice Note on the Free to Flex Initiative at Cherokee Rec

  Linsenmeyer, W., Braxton, J., Halla, S., Coffey, M., Thurow, J., Rowe, M., Freels, C., Freels, R., Freels, K., Prograis, L., Prograis, S., Geden, C., Bergman, L., Garwood, S., Giedinghagen, A., Strand, G. & Heiden-Rootes, K., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Health promotion practice.

• The Sick, Control, One Stone, Fat, Food (SCOFF) is a Valid Eating Disorder Questionnaire to Use With Transgender Youth

  Linsenmeyer, W., Stiles, D., Garwood, S., Giedinghagen, A., Lewis, C. & Strand, G., Jul 2024, In: Clinical Pediatrics. 63, 7, p. 971-976 6 p.

• Validation of the adolescent binge eating disorder measure (ADO-BED) among transgender youth and young adults

  Linsenmeyer, W., Stiles, D., Garwood, S., Giedinghagen, A., Lewis, C. & Strand, G., Dec 2023, In: Journal of Eating Disorders. 11, 1, 91.

• Validation of the Nine-Item Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder Screen Among Transgender and Nonbinary Youth and Young Adults

  Zickgraf, H. F., Garwood, S. K., Lewis, C. B., Giedinghagen, A. M., Reed, J. L. & Linsenmeyer, W. R., Apr 1 2023, In: Transgender Health. 8, 2, p. 159-167 9 p.

• The tic in TikTok and (where) all systems go: Mass social media induced illness and Munchausen’s by internet as explanatory models for social media associated abnormal illness behavior

  Giedinghagen, A., Jan 2023, In: Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry. 28, 1, p. 270-278 9 p.

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