Transgender and Gender Diverse Clients with Mental Disorders: Treatment Issues and Challenges.
A number of transgender and gender diverse individuals face risks of mental health problems and suicidality, often as a result of transphobia and gender minority stress. There are many resilience and protective factors that transgender individuals use to cope with mental distress and thrive. In this article, a review of the literature on transgender and gender diverse individuals with mental health problems is provided, as well as a discussion of the protective factors that enhance resilience.
Fielding Graduate University, Clinical Psychology PhD Program, 3610 Sacramento Street, San Francisco, CA 94118, USA. Electronic address: lmizock@fielding.edu.
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D004192:Discrimination, Psychological; D000068116:Gender Dysphoria; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology / Q000628:therapy*; D063106:Transgender Persons / Q000523:psychology*; D008297:Male; D005260:Female
Gender diversity; Mental disorders; Mental health; Transgender; Treatment