Citation

Peterson CM, Matthews A, Copps-Smith E, Conard LA. Suicide Life Threat. Behav. 2016; 47(4): 475-482.

Affiliation

Division of Adolescent and Transition Medicine, Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, OH, USA.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, American Association of Suicidology, Publisher John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

10.1111/sltb.12289

PMID

27539381

Abstract

Prevalence of suicide attempts, self-injurious behaviors, and associated psychosocial factors were examined in a clinical sample of transgender (TG) adolescents and emerging adults (n = 96). Twenty-seven (30.3%) TG youth reported a history of at least one suicide attempt and 40 (41.8%) reported a history of self-injurious behaviors. There was a higher frequency of suicide attempts in TG youth with a desire for weight change, and more female-to-male youth reported a history of suicide attempts and self-harm behaviors than male-to-female youth.

FINDINGS indicate that this population is at a high risk for psychiatric comorbidities and life-threatening behaviors.

© 2016 The American Association of Suicidology.

Language: en