“A 12.12-FOLD HIGHER suicide attempt risk” [i.e. 1,200% more]
… involving 56 United States healthcare organizations
… over 90 million patients
… Individuals who underwent gender-affirming surgery
… had a 12.12-fold higher suicide attempt risk (3.47% vs. 0.29%, p < 0.0001)
… a significantly higher risk of suicide, death, suicide/self-harm, and PTSD
… in this real-world database
… need for comprehensive psychiatric care in the years that follow gender-affirmation surgery
American Journal of Psychiatry, 2020