40-year study finds transgenders more likely to have psychiatric conditions | Eastern NC Now

DETAILS FROM THE STUDY:

• “The aim of the present national cohort study was to provide an updated, robust assessment of whether transgender individuals identified from hospital records and records of legal change of gender have higher rates of suicide attempt and of suicide, suicide-unrelated mortality, and all-cause mortality than the population of nontransgender individuals,” the study reads, as previous studies have yielded similar results.
• A brief history of transgenderism was discussed, and the authors noted that the first gender-affirming surgery in the country took place in 1952.
• “Since 1968, individuals undergoing such surgery could get their recorded sex updated in the national Civil Registration System to reflect their gender identity,” the authors write, adding that since 2014, Danish adults can legally change their identity without having previously undergone hormone therapy or surgery.
• The authors explained that part of the increasing “prevalence of transgender individuals” is linked to a “stronger presence of transgender role models in the media, destigmatization, and increased societal openness toward gender identity issues.”

https://americanfaith.com/40-year-study-finds-transgender-people-more-likely-to-have-psychiatric-conditions/