TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Childhood maltreatment linked with a deterioration of psychosocial outcomes in adult life for southern Brazilian transgender women
JO  - Journal of immigrant and minority health
A1  - Fontanari, Anna Martha Vaitses
A1  - Rovaris, Diego Luiz
A1  - Costa, Angelo Brandelli
A1  - Pasley, Andrew
A1  - Cupertino, Renata Basso
A1  - Soll, Bianca Machado Borba
A1  - Schwarz, Karine
A1  - da Silva, Dhiordan Cardoso
A1  - Borba, André Oliveira
A1  - Mueller, Andressa
A1  - Bau, Claiton Henrique Dotto
A1  - Lobato, Maria Inês Rodrigues
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1557-1912
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-016-0528-6
ID  - ref1
ER  -