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Mental healthcare for transgender people: An elusive dream?

Started by Butterfly, February 16, 2011, 04:59:51 PM

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Mental healthcare for transgender people: An elusive dream?
American Chronicle
16 February, 2011


http://www.americanchronicle.com/articles/view/218641


Depression, harassment, relationship problems, loneliness, and social isolation, were among the few pressing mental health concerns that were highlighted during interactions with members from men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) and transgender community. The existing services for MSM and transgender people, firstly, are decimal and not reaching a vast majority of community members, and secondly, they seldom serve their mental health needs optimally.
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