Mental health disparities among transgender youth: Rethinking the role of professionals

JAMA Pediatrics

Volumn 170, Issue 5, 2016, Pages 423-424

  Olson Kennedy, Johanna ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; COMORBIDITY; EDITORIAL; GENDER DYSPHORIA; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MENTAL HEALTH; POSTTRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUBSTANCE USE; SUICIDE; TRANSGENDER; ADOLESCENT; GENDER IDENTITY; PSYCHOLOGY; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADOLESCENT; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 84965132096     PISSN: 21686203     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2016.0155     Document Type: Editorial

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