“A 12.12-FOLD HIGHER suicide attempt risk” [i.e. 1,200% more]

… involving 56 United States healthcare organizations

… over 90 million patients

… Individuals who underwent gender-affirming surgery

… had a 12.12-fold higher suicide attempt risk (3.47% vs. 0.29%, p < 0.0001)

… a significantly higher risk of suicide, death, suicide/self-harm, and PTSD

… in this real-world database

… need for comprehensive psychiatric care in the years that follow gender-affirmation surgery

 

          American Journal of Psychiatry, 2020

 

          BMJ, 2024

 

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