Mental Health Concerns and Insurance Denials Among Transgender Adolescents

2017157 citationsJournal Article

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Leena Nahata · Nationwide Children's Hospital

Gwendolyn P. Quinn · Moffitt Cancer Center

Nicole M. Caltabellotta · Nationwide Children's Hospital

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Transgender youth face significant barriers in accessing appropriate hormone therapy. Given the high rates of mental health concerns, self-injurious behavior, and school victimization among this vulnerable population, healthcare professionals must work alongside policy makers toward insurance coverage reform.

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Published in: LGBT Health

Volume 4, Issue 3, pp. 188-193

DOI: 10.1089/lgbt.2016.0151

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