The findings reveal no improvement in mental health
A 2021 study of military youth has revealed that not only were minors with severe mental illness allowed to embark upon experimental medical sex changes, but also that prescriptions for anti-psychotic drugs actually increased after hormonal interventions were initiated, reports Fox News.
The study, published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine, examined the Department of Defense (DoD) medical records of 3,754 trans-identified adolescents and 6,603 siblings who did not identify as transgender. The findings reveal no improvement in mental health after commencing hormone interventions and an increase in prescriptions for psychotropic medication.
Ok but at least they’ve ruined their bodies, so…
Many proponents of adolescent sex changes argue that the high rates of coexisting mental health issues observed in youth who identify as transgender are the result of the pain of being trapped in the wrong body. The solution, they believe, is to alter the body, then all preexisting mental health issues will disappear.
An alternative theory is that when distressed youth with serious mental health issues come across the concept of gender online or at school, they latch onto the idea that they could be transgender and see a medical sex change as the answer to all their woes.
Plus the idea that being transgender will get them an avalanche of attention and flattery and claims of love and compassion. One minute you’re a lonely nerd, the next you’re the center of attention.
… And then it comes crashing down when they realize they’ve decimated their dating pool.
I wonder if anyone told these young people that “sex change operations” have a 100% failure rate.
That sounds like a pretty big study. Wasn’t there some “study” of trans suicidal ideation based on a self-selected sample size of 27? Isn’t this the study that gets trotted out every time the issue of transing kids comes up? Sounds like the paper in the OP should be more widely known and referred to than I’m guessing will ever be allowed to happen, as it kinda puts a damper on the “glitter rainbows and unicorns” narrative of Trans Joy that children are promised and rushed into. Follow the science indeed; better repost that Scientific American infographic stat.