Transgender Children At Least Three Times As Likely As Their Cisgender Peers To Experience Depression, Anxiety And Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Survey Study Indicates

The Hill (7/22, Migdon) reported, “Transgender children are at least three times as likely as their cisgender peers to experience depression, anxiety and neurodevelopmental disorders,” investigators concluded after examining “responses from more than 7,000 nine- to 10-year-olds in the U.S., including 58 transgender youth, that understood the question ‘are you transgender?’” The findings were published online July 22 in a research letter in JAMA Network Open.

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— “Transgender children are more likely to face mental health challenges, study says “Brooke Migdon, The Hill, July 22, 2022

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