title: Suicidality, Self-Harm, and Body Dissatisfaction in Transgender Adolescents and Emerging Adults with Gender Dysphoria.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Claire M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Peterson
authors.affiliation: Division of Behavioral Medicine and Clinical Psychology, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Abigail
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matthews
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Emily
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Copps-Smith
authors.affiliation: Division of Adolescent and Transition Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Lee Ann
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Conard
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001828:Body Image / Q000523:psychology*; D004644:Emotions; D005260:Female; D000068116:Gender Dysphoria / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008485:Medical Audit; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D016728:Self-Injurious Behavior / Q000523:psychology*; D059020:Suicidal Ideation; D013405:Suicide / Q000523:psychology; D013406:Suicide, Attempted / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D063106:Transgender Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D055815:Young Adult