LGBTQ Nation - An alarming 81% of transgender adults have considered suicide, according to a new study from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law. Comparatively, it found 35% of cisgender [gender assigned at birth] adults have considered suicide. The first-of-its-kind study, which appeared in this month’s edition of the journal Psychiatry Research, examined the prevalence of serious drug use, psychological distress, and suicidality among a nationally representative sample of trans and cisgender adults...
The study found that 42% of trans adults have attempted suicide, compared to just 11% of cis adults. It also found that 56% of trans adults have engaged in non-suicidal self-injury, compared to 12% of cis adults. Overall, trans people said they were significantly more likely to experience poor mental health during their lifetimes than cis people. However, 82% of trans adults said they had sought mental health treatment at some point, compared to just 47% of cis adults.
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If you listen to the growing number of detransitioners, the care they needed first was for general mental heathcare before going into surgery or meds. I find it very worrying how many people regret going through gender transition after they have already permanently changed their bodies. They need better mental health services, before doing anything permanent.
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