Youth Who Identified as Transgender Had Worse Mental Health: Study

The youth had gender dysphoria, and some received surgical or hormonal treatments.
Youth Who Identified as Transgender Had Worse Mental Health: Study
A person wears a transgender pride sticker during a rally in Seattle on Feb. 8, 2025. David Ryder/Reuters
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
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Young people who identified as transgender suffered from worse mental health both before and after meeting with specialists, a new study has found.

Children and others younger than 23 in Finland with gender dysphoria—or the belief that one’s gender identity differs from one’s sex—had higher rates of psychiatric problems before intervention, compared with matched controls, Finnish researchers said in the paper, published on April 4 by the journal Acta Paediatrica.
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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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