Mental Health Disparities Among Canadian Transgender Youth

Journal of Adolescent Health

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 44-49

  Veale, Jaimie F ^a   Watson, Ryan J ^b   Peter, Tracey ^c   Saewyc, Elizabeth M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Depression; Mental health; Self harm; Suicide; Transgender

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTOMUTILATION; CANADA; DEPRESSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MAJOR DEPRESSION; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUICIDE; TRANSGENDER; ADULT; HEALTH SURVEY; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85006345707     PISSN: 1054139X     EISSN: 18791972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.09.014     Document Type: Article

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