Transgender adults more prone to suicidal thoughts than general public

Adult transgender individuals are more prone to suicidal thoughts and attempts than general public, says a new study.

Suicidal thoughts and attempts by adult transgender individuals were 14 and 22 times higher, respectively, than rates for the general public, according to a recent study.

In a meta-synthesis of the transgender ‘suicidality’ literature that included 42 studies published over 19 years, co-authors Noah Adams, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Maaya Hitomi, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, and Cherie Moody, McGill University, Montreal, Canada, reported differences in the rates of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts between male-to-female and female-to-male transgender respondents and gender non-conforming individuals.

Suicidality and other forms of mental health distress are health disparities that increasingly are being documented and studied in the academic literature. (Representative Photo)

Their findings can help target interventions aimed at suicide protection and support for these at-risk populations.

“Suicidality and other forms of mental health distress are health disparities that increasingly are being documented and studied in the academic literature as disproportionately affecting transgender people and populations,” said editor-in-chief Robert Garofalo.

The study is published in the journal Transgender Health.

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