Timing of Gender-Affirming Care Linked to Mental Health
For gender-incongruent youth presenting for gender-affirming medical care, late pubertal stage and older age are associated with worse mental health.
Gender Identity
Managing Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Dysfunction: A Holistic Approach
Sexual dysfunction has a significant impact on quality of life, personal relationships, self-esteem, and recovery, and it is a common cause for nonadherence or discontinuation of medication.
Gender-Concordant ID May Aid Mental Health in Trans Adults
Possession of gender-concordant identity documents may improve mental health among trans persons.
Gender Minority Status Associated With Suicidality Among Medicare Beneficiaries
Significant predictors of suicidality in all patient groups included age, Medicaid eligibility, depression or other behavioral health conditions, avoidable hospitalizations, and any “violence victimization”.
Rethinking Gender, Sex, and the Brain: A Feminist View
Recent shifts in studies of sex and gender reiterate the critical need to tailor mental health care to each patient and to remain mindful about assumptions regarding sex and gender and their role in a given patient’s specific challenges.
Sexual Minority Youth More Likely to Attempt Suicide
More teenagers are identifying as sexual minorities, and sexual minority youth have high prevalence of suicidal ideation, plans, and attempts.
Should There Be a Minimum Age for Gender Transition?
A highly publicized custody dispute in Texas has garnered attention from medical societies and policy makers alike.
Conversion Therapy Linked to Psychological Distress and Suicide Among Transgender Adults
Transgender adults have a high risk for adverse mental health outcomes, with a 41% lifetime prevalence of suicide attempts among this population.
Mental Health Outcomes Among Transgender and Gender-Nonbinary Youth
Investigators sought to assess risk factors associated with poor mental health in Chinese transgender and gender-nonbinary adolescents.
Increased Prevalence of Mental Health Concerns in Gender Minority Students
A 2- to 4-fold higher prevalence of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-injury, and suicidality was reported in gender minority students compared with their cisgender counterparts.
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