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Amita Jassi vs. transgender people

Amita Jassi is a British psychologist and anti-transgender activist. Jassi researches “obsessive-cumpulsive disorder,” “body dysmorphic disorder,” and “autism spectrum disorder” and has written on gender identity and expression in relationship to these traits.

Background

Amita Jassi earned a nachelor’s degree from Brunel University in 2002 and a doctorate from King College London in 2006. Jassi worked as a
research assistant at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust during graduate school.

Jassi worked at Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust from 2006 to 2007, and was named an honorary researcher and lecturer at the Institute of Psychiatry in 2008. Starting in 2008, Jassi practiced psychology at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust.

Anti-trans activism

Jassi presented at the 2024 conference by anti-trans hate group Society for Evidence-Based Gender Medicine. Jassi spoke on “Body dysmorphic disorder and gender dysphoria.”

References

Maude, Ilya (March 13, 2025). Are trans teens safe in NHS BDD services? Trans Safety Network https://transsafety.network/posts/are-trans-teens-safe-in-nhs-bdd-services/

Selected publications

Jassi, A., McLaren, R., & Krebs, G. (2024). Body dysmorphic disorder and gender dysphoria: differential diagnosis in adolescents. European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 34(3), 1225–1227. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-024-02493-9

Krebs, G., Rautio, D., Fernández de la Cruz, L., Hartmann, A. S., Jassi, A., Martin, A., Stringaris, A., & Mataix‐Cols, D. (2024). Practitioner Review: Assessment and treatment of body dysmorphic disorder in young people. Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, 65(8), 1119–1131. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcpp.13984

Jassi, A., & Krebs, G. (2023). Body Dysmorphic Disorder. Psychiatric Clinics of North America, 46(1), 197–209. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psc.2022.10.005

Rautio, D., Jassi, A., Krebs, G. et al. (2022). Clinical characteristics of 172 children and adolescents with body dysmorphic disorder. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 31, 133–144. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-020-01677-3

Books

  • OCD and Autism by Ailsa Russell, Amita Jassi, Kate Johnston, David Russell
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Diary by Charlotte Dennis, Amita Jassi, Zoe Kindynis
  • Touch and Go Joe, Updated Edition by Joe Wells, Richy K. Chandler, Isobel Heyman, Amita Jassi
  • Challenge Your OCD! by Amita Jassi, Lisa Jo Robinson
  • Challenging OCD in Young People with ASD by Amita Jassi, Lisa Jo Robinson
  • The Parents’ Guide to Body Dysmorphic Disorder by Nicole Schnackenberg, Amita Jassi, Benedetta Monzani, Rob Willson, David Veale
  • Can I tell you about OCD? by Isobel Heyman, Sarah Hull, Amita Jassi

Resources

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BDD Foundation (bddfoundation.org)