To the editor:Two recent advisories from the US surgeon general have underscored the unprecedented public health crisis in youth mental health and emphasised the need for“timely data collection and research to identi...To the editor:Two recent advisories from the US surgeon general have underscored the unprecedented public health crisis in youth mental health and emphasised the need for“timely data collection and research to identify and respond to youth mental health needs more rapidly”.1 Increased rates of suicidal behaviour,depression and anxiety symptoms and substance use.展开更多
INTRODUCTION Gender dysphoria(GD),or gender identity disorder,is defined as persistent distress stemming from the incongruence between one's assigned sex at birth and gender identity.'GD has traditionally been...INTRODUCTION Gender dysphoria(GD),or gender identity disorder,is defined as persistent distress stemming from the incongruence between one's assigned sex at birth and gender identity.'GD has traditionally been introduced as a rare condition predominant in assigned males at birth(AMABs).2 However,recent studies have shown an upward trend in assigned females at birth(AFABs)with a dramatic reversal of the AMAB:AFAB ratio-.5-The actual AMAB:AFAB ratio varies by age group and study population.4-Questions have been raised concerning the increasing number of youth who seek professional care for GD,especially adolescent AFABs.展开更多
基金The funder or sponsor had no role in the study design,analysis,data interpretation or preparation of the manuscript.The effort was supported in part by NIDA(K12 DA041449,KYX)the APA Psychiatric Research Fellowship funded by NIDA(KYX).BYL was an APA/APA Foundation Public Psychiatry Fellow at the time of acceptance.The contents of this publication are solely the responsibility of the author and do not necessarily represent the official views of the Department of Health and Human Service,APA or APA Foundation.Mention of trade names,commercial practices or organisations does not imply endorsement by the US Government.ASK receives research funding from Alto Neuroscience,Liva Nova,Curemark and Beam Diagnostics.
文摘To the editor:Two recent advisories from the US surgeon general have underscored the unprecedented public health crisis in youth mental health and emphasised the need for“timely data collection and research to identify and respond to youth mental health needs more rapidly”.1 Increased rates of suicidal behaviour,depression and anxiety symptoms and substance use.
文摘INTRODUCTION Gender dysphoria(GD),or gender identity disorder,is defined as persistent distress stemming from the incongruence between one's assigned sex at birth and gender identity.'GD has traditionally been introduced as a rare condition predominant in assigned males at birth(AMABs).2 However,recent studies have shown an upward trend in assigned females at birth(AFABs)with a dramatic reversal of the AMAB:AFAB ratio-.5-The actual AMAB:AFAB ratio varies by age group and study population.4-Questions have been raised concerning the increasing number of youth who seek professional care for GD,especially adolescent AFABs.