Prior Military Service, Identity Stigma, and Mental Health Among Transgender Older Adults | Zendy

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Prior Military Service, Identity Stigma, and Mental Health Among Transgender Older Adults

Author(s) -

Charles P. HoyEllis,

ChengShi Shiu,

Kathleen M. Sullivan,

HyunJun Kim,

Allison M. Sturges,

Karen I. FredriksenGoldsen

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

the gerontologist

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.524

H-Index - 138

eISSN - 1758-5341

pISSN - 0016-9013

DOI - 10.1093/geront/gnw173

Subject(s) - transgender , mental health , stigma (botany) , military service , psychology , identity (music) , service member , mental health service , psychiatry , gerontology , clinical psychology , medicine , military personnel , political science , psychoanalysis , art , law , aesthetics

Converging evidence from large community-based samples, Internet studies, and Veterans Health Administration data suggest that transgender adults have high rates of U.S. military service. However, little is known about the role of prior military service in their mental health later in life, particularly in relation to identity stigma. In this article, we examine relationships between prior military service, identity stigma, and mental health among transgender older adults.

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