Mental Health Outcomes in Transgender and Nonbinary Youths Receiving Gender-Affirming Care.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Transgender and nonbinary (TNB) youths are disproportionately burdened by poor mental health outcomes owing to decreased social support and increased stigma and discrimination. Although gender-affirming care is associated with decreased long-term adverse mental health outcomes among these youths, less is known about its association with mental health immediately after initiation of care.

Objective

To investigate changes in mental health over the first year of receiving gender-affirming care and whether initiation of puberty blockers (PBs) and gender-affirming hormones (GAHs) was associated with changes in depression, anxiety, and suicidality.

Design, setting, and participants

This prospective observational cohort study was conducted at an urban multidiscipl

SUBMITTER: Tordoff DM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8881768 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature