Transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse patients are significantly more likely to use the emergency department and experience long-term mental health conditions and unmet healthcare needs than are their cisgender counterparts, according to two new studies.
Stark mental health disparities negatively impact transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse individuals, according to a recent study of 1.5 million people, including nearly 8,000 transgender people aged 16 or older in England.journal, gender-diverse adult populations experience a much higher prevalence of mental health conditions compared to cisgender adults, with inequalities concentrated in patients younger than 35 years.
Gender Diversity and Neurodiversity: How to Support a Child, Teen, or Young Adult with ADHD Exploring Gender “Such mechanisms would also affirm and validate patients’ gender identities and reduce the psychological burden associated with repeated explaining or being misgendered, again reducing minority stress and potentially improving mental health,” the study’s authors wrote.
Both studies emphasized a call to action for improved mental healthcare and routine medical services for this marginalized community.
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