“Psychiatric morbidity generally refers to the incidence of both physical and psychological deterioration as a result of a mental or psychological condition. The term usually applies to those who are acutely aware of their condition, despite the mental deterioration.”
taraharris•4h ago
When you suppress treatment before adulthood -> higher surgical costs.
When you don't treat it at all -> quiet suicide, causes get buried in the statistics.
I lived through all of these things. It was an impossible childhood. I lived with this in total secrecy and agony until my early 40s. I'm 45 now, and I've had all my surgeries. I know what hundreds of thousands of dollars buying the best care can bring. None of that is available in Finland, where this study was done.
(I had the luxury of making my peace with my father before he passed.)
EA-3167•2h ago
It also focuses specifically on young cohorts so there are no people who loved in the closet for half of their lives. The range of medical transitioning described is by no means limited to surgery, and I don’t believe that therapy and hormones work differently in Finland compared to the rest of the world.
The primary takeaway here is that our understanding of gender and how to alter it is very poor and so treatment outcomes are often poor. That’s a call to more research and more efficacy, not calling trans people names and shunning them.
I understand why you’re defensive, it isn’t an unreasonable stance, but please do read the study at least.