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Sexually and gender diverse (SGD) youths were more likely to use outpatient and emergency mental health services than their cisgender heterosexual peers, say Canadian and Danish researchers. The team included 1326 youths in their study, 324 of whom identified themselves as sexually diverse and 32 as gender diverse. The researchers found the SGD youths had around a 41% higher likelihood of using outpatient services and were nearly twice as likely to use emergency services as their cisgender heterosexual peers, though this link was not seen for inpatient services. Additionally, SGD youths assigned female at birth had higher odds of emergency and inpatient service use compared with cisgender heterosexual females, the team say, with SGD youths assigned male at birth having higher odds of outpatient service use
compared with cisgender heterosexual males.
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In this population-based cohort study, SGD youths showed greater use of mental health services across development, with disparities emerging early and widening over time. These findings highlight the need for early and sustained mental health support for SGD youths.
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