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Efficacy of Interventions to Prevent Dating Violence in Adolescents

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Emily Pond

Investigators searched the PsycINFO/Eric/PsycArticles, PubMed, and Web of Science databases from inception through April 2021 for randomized controlled trials examining means of reducing dating violence among adolescents.

Transgender ED Visitors Experience More Marginalization Than Cisgender

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Heather R. Johnson

Previous studies have found transgender individuals to be 2 to 5 times more likely to have diagnosed depression or anxiety compared with cisgender individuals. They’re also up to 10 times more likely to commit suicide. Given the higher rates of mental illness in the transgender community, the researchers in the current study wanted to explore the characteristics of transgender individuals who visit the emergency department for an acute mental health issue.

Mental Health Improves With Access to Gender-Affirming Hormones

For transgender adults, access to gender-affirming hormones (GAH) during adolescence and adulthood is associated with improved mental health.

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Transgender Youth

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Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

Recent studies have shown an increase in depression and suicidality in transgender youth. To learn more about the mental health challenges affecting transgender youth and how clinicians can better support these patients, we interviewed Jason V. Lambrese, MD, staff child and adolescent psychiatrist at Cleveland Clinic’s Lakewood Family Health Canter in Lakewood, Ohio, and Ralph Vetters, MD, MPH, pediatrician and site medical director at the Sidney Borum Jr. Health Center, a program of Fenway Health in Boston.

Scoping Review of Substance Use Among Sexual and Gender Minorities Finds Most Studies Exclude Women, Transgender Individuals, Ethnic Minorities

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Jessica Nye, PhD

With the number of studies reporting sexual orientation and gender identity disparities in mental health rising in the past 20 years, sexual and gender minority individuals have been found to be at a greater risk in accessing and maintaining good health than those identifying as heterosexual. Among the highest disparity are those related to alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use.

Increasing Trend for Youth in the US to Identify as Nonheterosexual

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Jessica Nye, PhD

With the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey including questions since 2015 that assess sexual identity and the sex of respondents’ sexual contacts, this has provided the opportunity to assess longitudinal trends that can be generalized to high school students in the US.

Diagnosis, Treatment of Gender Dysphoria Varies Among Children

Only 29 percent of children and adolescents with gender dysphoria receive a gender dysphoria-related diagnosis.

More Than Just a Pronoun: Ethics of Sex/Gender Assessment in Pediatrics

Karen Onel, MD, Nayimisha Balmuri, MD, and Jacob Spitznagle, MD, speak with us about the ethics of sex/gender assessment in a pediatric rheumatology population.

Gender-Affirming Surgery Boosts Mental Health in Transgender Adults

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Heather R. Johnson

The researchers studied links between gender-affirming surgeries and mental health outcomes, including psychological distress, substance use, and suicide risk.

Prevalence of Gender-Diverse Youth in an Urban School District

Overall, 9.2% of high school students report a gender-diverse identity, which is more prevalent among minorities than White students