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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023

Mental Health of Transgender Youth: A Comparison of Assigned Female at Birth and Assigned Male at Birth Individuals.

Diana Klinger, Stefan Riedl, Heidi Elisabeth Zesch, Sofia-Marie Oehlke, Sabine Völkl-Kernstock, Paul L Plener, Andreas Karwautz, Oswald D Kothgassner

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Article in Journal of clinical medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Gender dysphoria in adolescence: examining the rapid-onset hypothesis.Neuropsychiatrie : Klinik, Diagnostik, Therapie und Rehabilitation : Organ der Gesellschaft Osterreichischer Nervenarzte und Psychiater · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Diana KlingerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-1959-1088
Stefan RiedlComprehensive Center of Pediatrics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Heidi Elisabeth ZeschDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Sofia-Marie OehlkeDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Sabine Völkl-KernstockDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Paul L PlenerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Andreas KarwautzDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-9053-998X
Oswald D KothgassnerDepartment of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-3243-0238
Comprehensive Cancer Center Vienna · AT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Gender dysphoric adolescents report a gender identity which is incongruent with their assigned sex at birth, whereby the experienced incongruence is accompanied by clinically relevant distress. The aim of the study was to assess and compare the mental health of transgender youth by assigned sex at birth. A total of n = 49 adolescents (n = 29 assigned females at birth, n = 20 assigned male at birth) aged 12 to 18 years with the diagnosis of gender dysphoria according to DSM-5 were included in the study. The adolescents underwent a psychological assessment in a child and adolescent psychiatry outpatient department prior to starting gender-affirming medical treatment, completing relevant mental health questionnaires. Although no differences were found in psychiatric disorders, more externalizing problems above the clinical threshold were reported by parents in assigned female at birth (AFAB) adolescents. On the other hand, internalizing problems, both in general and within the clinical range, were found to be more prevalent in assigned male at birth (AMAB) adolescents, as indicated by self-report. Our results suggest that a comprehensive assessment of mental health in gender dysphoric adolescents is crucial for understanding the diverse range of challenges they may face and tailoring appropriate interventions to address their specific needs.

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adolescencegender dysphoriagender incongruencemental healthtransgender

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