A Finnish study found that mental health issues continue despite the “treatment” received for people who medically transition. Data analysis indicated that psychiatric care was more urgently needed before and after medical transitioning, even when gender reassignment procedures were carried out. According to the study, individuals seeking help for gender dysphoria are increasing, particularly among female patients.
The study suggests that “gender-affirming care” in the United States may not be the best course of action. While many mental health and pediatric organizations advocate for these treatments, a neuropsychologist emphasized that the process does not improve the underlying mental health issues present in transgender individuals. It was noted that individuals may assume gender confusion as the core problem due to societal influences advocating for gender affirmation.
Early gender dysphoric patients would often go to Mexico for procedures denied to them in the US because they were following a pattern where they thought sex-change surgery would fix their mental problems, Dr. Hopewell explained.
Further, in reference to a 30-year Swedish study, Dr. Hopewell emphasized that suicide rates increased after sex reassignment surgery. The same study showed an increased risk for suicide attempts and psychiatric care among people after transitioning procedures. Dr. Hopewell stressed that such studies are unlikely to be conducted in the United States due to fear of backlash from the transgender activists who he says have silenced scientific inquiry in the country.