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September 13, 2018

Transgender Adolescents and Suicide Risk

Lewis First, MD, MS, Editor in Chief, Pediatrics

Being supportive of a teen’s gender identity, no matter what it is, is a key component of the care we provide. We know of the mental health stressors associated in LGBTQ+ faced by teens. Most concerning of all is the risk of suicide.  An early-released study by Toomey et al. (10.1542/peds.2017-4218) evaluated the prevalence of suicide behavior among following gender identity groups:  female, male, transgender, male-to-female transgender, female-to-male transgender, not exclusively male or female, and questioning. 

The authors surveyed more than 120,600 teens ages 11 to 19 years in a national survey over 36 months and asked about suicide attempts (never vs ever).  While 14% of teens reported a suicide attempt, the rate was 50.8% in those who were female-to-male transgender, 41.8% in those not exclusively male or female, 29.9% in those who were male-to-female transgender, and 27.9% who were questioning (27.9%).  Even when controlling for confounders, the role of gender identity as a unique factor associated with suicide attempt persisted.  This study should raise awareness in ourselves and in our adolescent patients regarding the high risk of suicide ideation in those experiencing gender identity issues, so we can hopefully prevent an attempt from ever occurring.  There is a lot to learn from the survey results contained in this study, so link to it and you and your teen patients will be glad you did.

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