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ArticleTransgender health2023

Mental Health of Transmasculine Adults Receiving Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy in Thailand.

Napon Pliensak, Ammarin Suwan, Krasean Panyakhamlerd, Thanapob Bumphenkiatikul, Sorawit Wainipitapong

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Article in Transgender health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Pooled it
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  3. Non-Medical Gender Affirming Practices Among Transgender Individuals: A Systematic Review on the Health Implications of Chest Binding and Genital Tucking.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2026
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  6. Gender in Health: Addressing Transgender-Related Stigma and Health Disparities in Southeast Asia.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financing
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Napon PliensakDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University and King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital, The Thai Red Cross Society, Bangkok, Thailand.
Ammarin SuwanDivision of Gender, Sexual, and Climacteric Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Krasean PanyakhamlerdDivision of Gender, Sexual, and Climacteric Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Thanapob BumphenkiatikulCenter of Excellence in Transgender Health (CETH), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Sorawit WainipitapongCenter of Excellence in Transgender Health (CETH), Faculty of Medicine, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Chulalongkorn University · THThai Red Cross Society · TH

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Purpose: Many studies have shown conflicting results regarding mental health among transmasculine adults or transgender men (TM). This study aimed to identify the prevalence of depression among Thai TM receiving gender-affirming hormone therapy (GAHT). Methods: All TM, over 18 years of age, who received GAHT for at least three consecutive months were invited to complete a self-report questionnaire that covered participants' demographic and clinical data. Mental health, including depression, anxiety, and quality of life (QoL), was assessed. We reported the prevalence of mental illnesses and examined the correlations between mental health scores and other associated data. Results: A total of 84 TM were included in the analysis. Major depression and generalized anxiety disorder were detected in 14.3% and 3.6%, respectively. Depression severity was negatively associated with age and QoL. Depression and anxiety severity were found to be positively associated. Conclusions: Compared with the general Thai population, the prevalence of mental health problems among Thai TM receiving GAHT was higher. Age of maturity may be a potential mental health protective factor, and assessment in younger individuals may benefit mental health.

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anxietymajor depressive disorderPHQ-9quality of lifetransmasculine adulttrans men

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PMID38213531
PMCPMC10777821
OpenAlexW4285095187

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