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Social Transition
Social transition improves depression, anxiety, and psychological function
- Journal of Adolescent Health: Connolly et al. 16
- Analyzes consensus on the effectiveness of social transition
- "Gender-affirming medical therapy and supported social transition in childhood have been shown to correlate with improved psychological functioning for gender-variant children and adolescents."
- American Academy of Pediatrics: Olson et al. 16
- Socially transitioned transgender children who are supported in their gender identity have:
- Normative levels of depression
- Minimal elevations in anxiety
- Lower rates of internalizing psychopathology (a spectrum of conditions characterized by negative emotion) then non-socially transitioned people
- Socially transitioned transgender children who are supported in their gender identity have:
- Trujillo et al. 17
- Helping trans individuals cope with harassment and rejection, particularly by drawing on social support, may promote better mental health, which could help reduce suicidality in this population.
- Durwood et al. 17
- Children who socially transition report levels of depression and anxiety which closely match levels reported by cisgender children, indicating social transition massively decreases the risk factor of both.