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"Transgender and gender-diverse (“trans”) people have worse mental health
compared to the general population. As a result, they’re more likely to use
mental health services, such as psychologists and counsellors, and treatments
such as antidepressants and anxiety medication.
While there are many contributing factors, including stigma, we know gender
dysphoria can play a major role. Gender dysphoria refers to the distress or
discomfort some trans people feel about their gender, body, or how others
perceive their gender.
Gender-affirming medical care – which may involve hormone therapy or surgery –
helps align trans people’s bodies with their gender identity. And evidence
shows it can drastically improve trans people’s mental health.
But until now, we haven’t had research that tracks whether this means they
actually use mental health services and scripts less.
Our two new studies – one on hormone therapy and one on surgeries – looked at
what happens before and after people access gender-affirming medical care.
For the first time, we’ve shown that gender-affirming care dramatically reduces
how much people access mental health care – saving Medicare millions."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
