This review provides an update on the growing body of research related to the mental health
of transgender youth that has emerged since the 2011 publication of the Institute of Medicine …

Purpose Currently, there is a lack of nationwide data examining the mental health of
transgender and nonbinary youth. Furthermore, relatively little is known about how the …

Recent research has documented significant mental health disparities for transgender
adolescents. However, the extant literature is hindered by vague operationalizations of …

Purpose Transgender youth represent a vulnerable population at risk for negative mental
health outcomes including depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicidality. Limited data exist …

Purpose This study documented the prevalence of mental health problems among
transgender youth in Canada and made comparisons with population-based studies. This …

Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) children and adolescents are an increasingly visible
yet highly stigmatized group. These youth experience more psychological distress than not …

BACKGROUND: Understanding the magnitude of mental health problems, particularly life-
threatening ones, experienced by transgender and/or gender nonconforming (TGNC) youth …

Introduction Important mental and physical health disparities exist for transgender and
gender diverse youth compared with cisgender youth (ie, those whose birth-assigned sex …

Objective Social transitions are increasingly common for transgender children. A social
transition involves a child presenting to other people as a member of the “opposite” gender …

Background: Previous research has consistently reported high rates of mental health
symptomatology and lower social support in young treatment seeking transgender …