ReviewFederal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS2022
Mental Health Outcomes Among Transgender Veterans and Active-Duty Service Members in the United States: A Systematic Review.
Review in Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.
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Who cites it
3 citing papers in PubMed.
- State of the Science: The epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder.Journal of traumatic stress · 2026Review
- Mental Health Utilization Among Transgender Veterans.JAMA network open · 2025Article
- Developing a mobile application for gender-affirming voice training: A community-engaged approach.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2024Article
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Abstract
Background: It has been shown that veterans and active-duty service members may experience worse mental health outcomes compared with civilians and nonveterans. In addition, transgender veterans and service members face unique challenges. We conducted a systematic review of articles presenting data on mental health outcomes in transgender veterans and active-duty service members. Outcomes examined in this review include symptoms of depression, anxiety, and posttraumatic stress disorder, suicidality, substance use, and military sexual trauma. Observations: In the military, transgender individuals face stigma and discrimination. Transgender veterans and service members have worse mental health outcomes and higher odds of suicidality compared with their cisgender counterparts. Drug and alcohol use disorders are more prevalent among transgender veterans compared with cisgender veterans. Transgender veterans are also more likely to report military sexual trauma than cisgender veterans. Conclusions: In the literature, evidence exists that transgender veterans and service members experience worse mental health outcomes than their cisgender counterparts. Additional research is required to measure the effect of gender-affirming care on health outcomes among transgender veterans and active-duty service members to better serve this population and provide optimal care.
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