Table 3.
Depression and thoughts of self-harm or suicide (PHQ-9).
| Mental health variable | Trans men N (%) | Trans women N (%) | Non-binary N (%) | Total N (% ) | National data (%) (Fisher et al., 2020) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHQ-9 score and depression severity (N = 985)* | |||||
| 0–4 (minimal or none) | 46 (13.3) | 72 (18.9) | 22 (8.6) | 140 (14.2) | NA |
| 5–9 (mild) | 95 (27.4) | 104 (27.3) | 44 (17.1) | 243 (24.7) | 26.5 |
| 10–14 (moderate) | 77 (22.2) | 77 (20.2) | 64 (24.9) | 218 (22.1) | A total of 27.6 (score ≥ 10) |
| 15–19 (moderately severe) | 66 (19.0) | 66 (17.3) | 57 (22.2) | 189 (19.2) | |
| 20–27 (severe) | 65 (18.7) | 62 (16.3) | 70 (27.2) | 195 (19.8) | |
| PHQ-9 – item 9 Thoughts that you would be better off dead or of hurting yourself in some way (last two weeks) (N = 985)** | |
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| Not at all | 189 (54.5) | 205 (53.8) | 108 (42.0) | 502 (51.0) | 85.4 |
| Several days | 73 (21.0) | 91 (23.9) | 71 (27.6) | 235 (23.9) | 8.9 |
| More than half the days | 51 (14.7) | 49 (12.9) | 31 (12.1) | 131 (13.3) | 3.0 |
| Nearly every day | 34 (9.8) | 36 (9.5) | 47 (18.3) | 117 (11.9) | 2.7 |
NA equals not applicable. Source of National Data: Fisher et al. (2020).
*
Overall p value from Chi-squared test comparing between non-binary and binary (trans men p = 0.004 and trans women p < 0.0001).
**
Overall p value from Chi-squared test comparing between non-binary and binary (trans men p = 0.001 and trans women p = 0.002).