Citation

Fontanari AM, Rovaris DL, Costa AB, Pasley A, Cupertino RB, Soll BM, Schwarz K, da Silva DC, Borba AO, Mueller A, Bau CH, Lobato MI. J. Immigr. Minor. Health 2016; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Gender Identity Program, Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, RS, 90035 903, Brazil. mirlobato@gmail.com.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2016, Holtzbrinck Springer Nature Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1007/s10903-016-0528-6

PMID

27838863

Abstract

A history of childhood maltreatment (HCM) has been associated with detrimental psychiatric outcomes. This is particularly true for transgender, for whom there is initial evidence that HCM may be associated with psychiatric morbidity. Our study aimed to further characterize the relationship between HCM and the development of mental disorder in adult life, based on a sample of Brazilian transgender women. Cross-sectional data were collected from a consecutive sample of 289 transgender women who attended the Hospital Clínicas clinic for gender dysphoria, in Porto Alegre, between 1998 and 2014. Our results demonstrated a greater risk of deteriorating mental health amongst participants who had experienced HCM. Given the disproportionally high rate of HCM in transgender persons, we advocate for greater assistance for transgender persons.

Language: en