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Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals

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Transgender individuals are those whose gender identities do not align with their sex assigned at birth. For social, cultural, and historical reasons, transgender people have frequently faced discrimination in all spheres of their lives. Enacted and felt stigma, as well as internalized transphobia, may result in high rates of mood disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and suicidality. Building resilience is a crucial step toward improving psychological outcomes. In addition to access to gender-affirming health-care and medical and surgical transition, resilience factors include family and social support, community belonging, involvement in advocacy, and awareness of stigma.

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  1. Director of Research and Education at Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine at New York University, 356 West 18th Street, New York, NY, 10011, USA

    Asa E. Radix MD, MPH

  2. Mount Sinai Beth Israel, Hetrick Martin Institute, 461 Central Park West #2A, New York, NY, 10025, USA

    Laura Erickson-Schroth MD, MA

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Radix, A.E., Erickson-Schroth, L., Jacobs, L.A. (2017). Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals. In: Eckstrand, K., Potter, J. (eds) Trauma, Resilience, and Health Promotion in LGBT Patients. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-54509-7_9

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