Gender Identity Archives - Psychiatry Advisor

Gender Dysphoria

Retransitions Uncommon Among Transgender Youth

May 10, 2022

Few initially transgender youth retransition 5 years after their initial social transition.

Gender Dysphoria

Transgender, Gender-Questioning Teens Have Worse Health Outcomes

April 20, 2022

Compared with cisgender youth, transgender and gender-questioning youth have increased risk factors and worse outcomes in 5 health domains.

Violence and Aggression

LGBQA+ Individuals More Likely To Report Having Experienced Sexual Violence

By

Mary Stroka

March 14, 2022

Researchers analyzed data to determine if adult LGBQA+ individuals experience more sexual violence during adolescence and young adulthood than heterosexual individuals.

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Gender Dysphoria

Gender-Affirming Care May Aid Mental Health in Trans Youth

March 3, 2022

Access to gender-affirming care is associated with improvements in mental health symptoms among transgender and nonbinary (TNB) youths.

Gender Dysphoria

Gender-Affirming Care Reduces Risk for Depression, Suicidality in Trans Youth

By

Emily Pond

February 10, 2022

With no large scale studies examining mental health among transgender and nonbinary youth who receive gender affirming hormone therapy (GAHT), researchers investigated connections with access to GAHT and thoughts of suicide, attempted suicide, and depression among transgender and nonbinary youth.

Gender Dysphoria

Mental Health of the Transgender and Gender Non-Conforming Population in China

By

Jessica Nye

January 31, 2022

With transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in China subject to minority stress and, as a result a higher risk of adverse mental health issues, researchers aimed to review the findings of the research on transgender and gender non-conforming individuals in that country. By doing so researchers hope to give an outlook to further research that can guide clinical practice and policy.

Child/Adolescent Psychiatry

Efficacy of Interventions to Prevent Dating Violence in Adolescents

By

Emily Pond

January 26, 2022

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.

Gender Dysphoria

Transgender ED Visitors Experience More Marginalization Than Cisgender

By

Heather R. Johnson

January 20, 2022

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.

Gender Dysphoria

Mental Health Improves With Access to Gender-Affirming Hormones

January 19, 2022

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

Child/Adolescent Psychiatry

Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Transgender Youth

By

Tori Rodriguez, MA, LPC, AHC

July 16, 2021

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.