Mental Health Concerns of Transgender Population Living in Chennai, South India

[Shana A]

Mental Health Concerns of Transgender Population Living in Chennai, South India – A Study
by Thilakaravi on  January 04, 2011 at 7:33 PM

http://www.medindia.net/news/healthwatch/Mental-Health-Concerns-of-Transgender-Population-Living-in-Chennai-South-India-A-Study-78981-1.htm

Mental Health Concerns of Transgender Population Living in Chennai, South India – A Study
A recent study undertaken to understand the level of General wellbeing of Male-to-female (MTF) Transgender population living in Chennai shed light on the mental health concerns of the transgender population in Chennai. The study submitted at the University of Madras, involving both Qualitative and Quantitative approaches, clearly reveals a strong need for both Psychologists and Physicians to first understand and accept transgender persons and then improve their wellbeing from "Average to Better."

Male-to-female (MTF) Transgender persons, locally known as "Aravaani" in Tamil Nadu, South India face innumerable difficulties in their day to day existence such as barriers to accessing health care, social stigma and gender discrimination. Despite the government of Tamil Nadu being the first in India to initiate schemes to improve the social acceptance of transgender persons—issuing ration cards, providing houses and free lands for their use, they are still highly vulnerable to several mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, risk of suicide and HIV/AIDS infection and substance abuse.

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they are still highly vulnerable to several mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, risk of suicide and HIV/AIDS infection and substance abuse.

Strangest mental health condition I ever saw.  It used to be just the fact of being me.