Hormone Therapy, Mental Health, and Quality of Life Among Transgender People: A Systematic Review

• Published in: Journal of the Endocrine Society Vol. 5; no. 4; p. bvab011
• Main Authors: Baker, Kellan E, Wilson, Lisa M, Sharma, Ritu, Dukhanin, Vadim, McArthur, Kristen, Robinson, Karen A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: US Oxford University Press 01.04.2021
• Subjects: Anxiety; Case studies; Conjugated estrogens; Gender identity; Mental health; Meta-Analysis; Psychological research; Transgender people; Transgender; hormone therapy; sex hormones; systematic review; mental health

Abstract We sought to systematically review the effect of gender-affirming hormone therapy on psychological outcomes among transgender people. We searched PubMed, Embase, and PsycINFO through June 10, 2020 for studies evaluating quality of life (QOL), depression, anxiety, and death by suicide in the...