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Mental health, minority stress and discrimination against transgender people: a cross-sectional survey in Russia. / Чумаков, Егор Максимович; Ашенбреннер, Юлия Владимировна; Петрова, Наталия Николаевна; Ventriglio, Antonio ; Азарова, Лариса Альбертовна; Лиманкин, Олег Васильевич.
In: International Review of Psychiatry, Vol. 35, No. 3-4, 27.02.2023, p. 331-338.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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T1 - Mental health, minority stress and discrimination against transgender people: a cross-sectional survey in Russia
AU - Чумаков, Егор Максимович
AU - Ашенбреннер, Юлия Владимировна
AU - Петрова, Наталия Николаевна
AU - Ventriglio, Antonio
AU - Азарова, Лариса Альбертовна
AU - Лиманкин, Олег Васильевич
PY - 2023/2/27
Y1 - 2023/2/27
N2 - Mental health needs of transgender people in Russia remain unmet and stigmatised as in many other countries around the globe. The aim of this study was to assess the stressors and perceived need for mental health care among transgender people in Russia. A structured online survey was conducted in November 2019. A total of 588 transgender adults (mean age: 24.0 ± 6.7) was included in the final analysis. An overwhelming majority of respondents (95.1%) reported stress in their lives. Financial burden (73.5%), relationships with relatives (59.4%), and intimate relationships (37.9%) were among the most frequently reported sources of stress. Most of respondents (71.8%) indicated that the psychological distress they perceived interfered with their ability to lead a fulfilling social life. More than half of the respondents (52.4%) had visited a mental health professional prior to their gender transition. Virtually half of them (49%) reported problems related to seeking mental healthcare attributed to stigma. Over one third (37.8%) reported taking non-prescription or off-label medications to improve their well-being or mood. Our study confirmed high rates of psychiatric problems in this vulnerable group and problems in help-seeking. The article also discusses the challenges of providing psychiatric care to transgender people in Russia.
AB - Mental health needs of transgender people in Russia remain unmet and stigmatised as in many other countries around the globe. The aim of this study was to assess the stressors and perceived need for mental health care among transgender people in Russia. A structured online survey was conducted in November 2019. A total of 588 transgender adults (mean age: 24.0 ± 6.7) was included in the final analysis. An overwhelming majority of respondents (95.1%) reported stress in their lives. Financial burden (73.5%), relationships with relatives (59.4%), and intimate relationships (37.9%) were among the most frequently reported sources of stress. Most of respondents (71.8%) indicated that the psychological distress they perceived interfered with their ability to lead a fulfilling social life. More than half of the respondents (52.4%) had visited a mental health professional prior to their gender transition. Virtually half of them (49%) reported problems related to seeking mental healthcare attributed to stigma. Over one third (37.8%) reported taking non-prescription or off-label medications to improve their well-being or mood. Our study confirmed high rates of psychiatric problems in this vulnerable group and problems in help-seeking. The article also discusses the challenges of providing psychiatric care to transgender people in Russia.
KW - Health care policy
KW - discrimination
KW - mental health
KW - minority stress
KW - transgender people
UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/e14c018c-f0f9-335a-a692-0764fe368cfb/
U2 - 10.1080/09540261.2023.2182668
DO - 10.1080/09540261.2023.2182668
M3 - Article
VL - 35
SP - 331
EP - 338
JO - International Review of Psychiatry
JF - International Review of Psychiatry
SN - 0954-0261
IS - 3-4
ER -
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