title: Transgender veterans are inadequately understood by health care providers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York Harbor Healthcare System, 423 East 23rd Street, New York, NY 10010.
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Lutwak
authors.affiliation: James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Veterans Integrated Services Network 3 Mental Illness, Research, Education and Clinical Center, 130 W Kingsbridge Road, New York, NY 10468.
authors.forename: William
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Byne
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, New York University Medical Center, 550 First Avenue, New York, NY 10016.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Erickson-Schroth
authors.affiliation: VA Northern California Health Care System, Oakland Behavioral Health Clinic, 525 21st Street, Oakland, CA 94612.
authors.forename: Zander
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Keig
authors.affiliation: VA Boston Healthcare System, VA National Center for PTSD and Women's Health Sciences, Boston University School of Medicine, 150 South Huntington Avenue, Jamaica Plain, MA 02130.
authors.forename: Jillian C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Shipherd
authors.affiliation: VA Central Western Massachusetts Healthcare System, 421 North Main Street, Leeds, MA 01053.
authors.forename: Kristin M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Mattocks
authors.affiliation: South Central Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Center, Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, 2002 Holcombe Blvd., Houston, TX 77030.
authors.forename: Michael R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kauth
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008887:Military Medicine; D020380:Needs Assessment; D013315:Stress, Psychological; D063106:Transgender Persons / Q000523:psychology; D014481:United States; D014728:Veterans / Q000523:psychology; D008297:Male; D005260:Female