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Suicidality, Self‐Harm, and Body Dissatisfaction in Transgender Adolescents and Emerging Adults with Gender Dysphoria
Author(s) -
Peterson Claire M.,
Matthews Abigail,
CoppsSmith Emily,
Conard Lee Ann
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
suicide and life‐threatening behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.544
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1943-278X
pISSN - 0363-0234
DOI - 10.1111/sltb.12289
Subject(s) - psychosocial , gender dysphoria , transgender , clinical psychology , psychology , suicide prevention , population , psychiatry , young adult , poison control , injury prevention , medicine , developmental psychology , medical emergency , environmental health , psychoanalysis
Prevalence of suicide attempts, self‐injurious behaviors, and associated psychosocial factors were examined in a clinical sample of transgender ( TG ) adolescents and emerging adults ( n = 96). Twenty‐seven (30.3%) TG youth reported a history of at least one suicide attempt and 40 (41.8%) reported a history of self‐injurious behaviors. There was a higher frequency of suicide attempts in TG youth with a desire for weight change, and more female‐to‐male youth reported a history of suicide attempts and self‐harm behaviors than male‐to‐female youth. Findings indicate that this population is at a high risk for psychiatric comorbidities and life‐threatening behaviors.