Health Status and Mental Health of Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adults

JAMA Intern Med. 2024 Aug 1;184(8):984-986. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2024.2544.
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Plain language summary

This cross-sectional study examines self-reported poor or fair health status, frequent mental distress, and depression among transgender and gender-diverse respondents compared with cisgender respondents to the 2014 to 2022 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Female
  • Health Status*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mental Health*
  • Middle Aged
  • Transgender Persons* / psychology
  • Transgender Persons* / statistics & numerical data
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Young Adult