Transgender Health
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Mental Health Worsens in Trans, Gender-Nonconforming Adults
“Mental health and primary care providers must be prepared to address the unique psychosocial needs of gender minority adults.”
Conference Coverage
Five times greater suicide risk for trans, gender-diverse teens in ED
Suicide rates in transgender and gender-diverse youth are high in the U.S., but current methods of identifying trans and gender-diverse youth in...
From the Journals
Postpartum depression risk increased among sexual minority women
Women identifying as sexual minorities show increases in postpartum depression, yet rates of reporting sexual orientation are low.
News
A primer on gender-affirming care for transgender youth
Gender-affirming care is a broad term that can encapsulate many different domains: social, legal, medical, and surgical affirmation.
Opinion
LGBTQ+ teens in homophobic high schools
Comparing these two local high schools reinforced to me how visibility really matters in creating a childhood experience that is nurturing versus...
Latest News
Teen girls report record levels of sadness, sexual violence: CDC
Nearly one-third of girls (30%) reported seriously considering suicide, up from 19% in 2011.
From the Journals
Higher rates of PTSD, BPD in transgender vs. cisgender psych patients
“It is important to realize that transgender or gender-diverse identity is not synonymous with [borderline personality disorder], as some have...
Latest News
Digital mental health training acceptable to boarding teens
The tablet- and workbook-based program aims to teach mental health skills ahead of psychiatric admission.
Guidelines
WPATH removes age limits from transgender treatment guidelines
Depending on interpretation, the latest version of the WPATH standards of care for transgender youth could be seen to have abandoned age limits on...
Latest News
High rate of mental health problems in transgender children
“Clinicians providing general health care to transgender children should keep this vulnerability in mind and proactively address any mental health...
Opinion
Mental health assessment for gender-diverse patients
While not all patients with gender dysphoria need therapy, the role of a mental health provider who specializes in gender-affirming care in the...