Minority stress theory posits that transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals exhibit
greater rates of depression and suicidality due to internal (proximal) and external (distal) …

Objective Transgender and non-binary individuals frequently engage with healthcare
services to obtain gender-affirming care. Little data exist on the experiences of young people …

It is unclear whether transgender and gender-diverse individuals have elevated rates of
autism diagnosis or traits related to autism compared to cisgender individuals in large non …

Objective: Despite professional recommendations to consider gender-affirming hormone
and surgical interventions for transgender individuals experiencing gender incongruence …

Purpose In on-line forums, parents have reported that their children seemed to experience a
sudden or rapid onset of gender dysphoria, appearing for the first time during puberty or …

The term 'rapid-onset gender dysphoria'(ROGD) was coined in 2016 to describe an alleged
epidemic of youth coming out as trans 'out of the blue'due to social contagion and mental …

Increasing numbers of adolescents are seeking treatment at gender identity services in
Western countries. An increasingly accepted treatment model that includes puberty …

With the COVID-19 pandemic evolving rapidly across the globe, scarce medical resources
have become centered around care for those who are infected with COVID-19, and so …

METHODS: Adolescents aged 14 to 18 completed a cross-sectional online survey (N= 2020,
including 1148 TGAs). Participants reported gender assigned at birth and current gender …

This article provides an overview of five contemporary clinical and research issues
pertaining to adolescents with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria:(1) increased referrals to …