A new study published in JAMA Network Open reveals that transgender and gender diverse individuals in Canada are significantly more likely to experience serious mental health disorders, thoughts of suicide, and suicide attempts compared to cisgender people.
TORONTO — Researchers say serious mental health disorders and thoughts of suicide are more prevalent among people who are transgender or gender diverse in Canada.
Senior author Ian Coleman, an epidemiologist at the University of Ottawa, says the results show a need to better support people as they express their gender identity, including more gender-affirming health care. The StatCan response rate was 25 per cent, resulting in a sample of 9,861 people. Fifty-two of them were transgender or gender diverse.
Disparities in mental health might be explained by"minority stress theory," the authors said in the study, published Oct. 2. "In my clinical practice, it is clear that trans and diverse individuals have higher rates of mental health issues like depression, anxiety and suicidal thinking among others," Fraser, who was not involved in the study, said in an email to The Canadian Press.
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