Psychological Vulnerabilities and Transgender Adolescents: A Descriptive Epidemiology Study

The number of adolescents engaging in a transidentity journey has been increasing rapidly over the last decade. However, the knowledge of the medical world concerning the specificities of these adolescents is still too little in France. The objective of this study is to refine the knowledge of the different health care providers who are brought to meet these adolescents. This research proposes to study more specifically the register of psychological vulnerabilities: to cite only a few examplesThese include disorders such as depression, anxiety disorders and eating disorders, all of which cause suffering and difficulties in everyday life. A better understanding of the presence or absence and the distribution of these different types of vulnerabilities among transgender adolescents would allow, among other things, to promote their their screening by health care providers. This better screening would allow doctors to physicians to offer targeted treatment for these disorders in parallel with the transition process. transition process.