Identifying Coping Strategies Used by Transgender Individuals in Response to Stressors during and after Gender-Affirming Treatments-An Explorative Study.

Anna O J OorthuysMaeghan RossBaudewijntje P C KreukelsMargriet G MullenderTim C van de Grift

Published in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

Results of this pilot study showed that transgender individuals may undergo significant stress during and after gender-affirming medical treatment related to the treatments and the social experiences that occur during this period, and as a result, use a range of coping strategies to adapt to the stress.

Keyphrases

mental health
depressive symptoms
social support
healthcare
hiv testing
stress induced
heat stress
hiv infected