@article{ref1,
title="Childhood maltreatment linked with a deterioration of psychosocial outcomes in adult life for southern Brazilian transgender women",
journal="Journal of immigrant and minority health",
year="2016",
author="Fontanari, Anna Martha Vaitses and Rovaris, Diego Luiz and Costa, Angelo Brandelli and Pasley, Andrew and Cupertino, Renata Basso and Soll, Bianca Machado Borba and Schwarz, Karine and da Silva, Dhiordan Cardoso and Borba, André Oliveira and Mueller, Andressa and Bau, Claiton Henrique Dotto and Lobato, Maria Inês Rodrigues",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="A history of childhood maltreatment (HCM) has been associated with detrimental psychiatric outcomes. This is particularly true for transgender, for whom there is initial evidence that HCM may be associated with psychiatric morbidity. Our study aimed to further characterize the relationship between HCM and the development of mental disorder in adult life, based on a sample of Brazilian transgender women. Cross-sectional data were collected from a consecutive sample of 289 transgender women who attended the Hospital Clínicas clinic for gender dysphoria, in Porto Alegre, between 1998 and 2014. Our results demonstrated a greater risk of deteriorating mental health amongst participants who had experienced HCM. Given the disproportionally high rate of HCM in transgender persons, we advocate for greater assistance for transgender persons.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1557-1912",
doi="10.1007/s10903-016-0528-6",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-016-0528-6"
}