2023
Age-Varying Sexual Orientation Disparities in Mental Health, Treatment Utilization, and Social Stress: A Population-Based Study
Bränström R, Fellman D, Pachankis J. Age-Varying Sexual Orientation Disparities in Mental Health, Treatment Utilization, and Social Stress: A Population-Based Study. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2023, 10: 686-698. DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational health care registriesHealth care registriesSexual orientation disparitiesCare registriesRisk of exposureMental healthHigh-risk alcohol useOrientation disparitiesHealth Survey 2018Population-based surveySymptoms of depressionMental health problemsSocial stressSocial stressorsSexual minority individualsHeterosexual individualsTreatment utilizationElevated riskAge 70Age patterningHealth problemsAge groupsMinority individualsAlcohol useDepression
2019
Reduction in mental health treatment utilization among transgender individuals after gender-affirming surgeries: A total population study
Bränström R, Pachankis J. Reduction in mental health treatment utilization among transgender individuals after gender-affirming surgeries: A total population study. European Journal Of Public Health 2019, 29: ckz185.465. DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckz185.465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGender-affirming surgeryMental health treatmentHealthcare visitsGender-affirming medical treatmentTotal population studyHealth treatmentAnxiolytic prescriptionsMedical treatmentMental health treatment utilizationSwedish Total Population RegisterPrescribed Drug RegisterGender dysphoriaNational Patient RegisterPrevalence of moodMain outcome measuresTotal Population RegisterPopulation studiesTransgender individualsEntire Swedish populationGender dysphoria diagnosisDrug RegisterPatient RegisterSurgical interventionTreatment utilizationOutcome measuresReduction in Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Transgender Individuals After Gender-Affirming Surgeries: A Total Population Study
Bränström R, Pachankis JE. Reduction in Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Transgender Individuals After Gender-Affirming Surgeries: A Total Population Study. American Journal Of Psychiatry 2019, 177: 727-734. PMID: 31581798, DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2019.19010080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGender-affirming hormonesHealth care visitsGender-affirming surgeryMental health treatmentCare visitsTotal population studyHealth treatmentAnxiolytic prescriptionsSurgical treatmentSuicide attemptsMental health treatment utilizationSwedish Total Population RegisterPrescribed Drug RegisterNational Patient RegisterPrevalence of moodTotal Population RegisterPopulation studiesGender incongruenceTransgender individualsEntire Swedish populationDrug RegisterPatient RegisterSurgical interventionTreatment utilizationOutcome measures