Increased vulnerability to psychological distress and suicidal ideation among transgender women with self-reported disabilities in San Francisco, California
Transgender women living with disabilities face multiple intersecting inequities likely attributable to living in a world that is not built for them on the basis of gender identity and disability status. The resulting psychological distress, alongside transphobia and ableism, can exacerbate mental health issues.
Authors
- Sean Arayasirikul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7698-6206)
- Eileen Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2567-5042)
- Kelly Taylor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7785-1397)
- Willi McFarland (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4148-5660)
- Asrul Akmal Shafie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5629-9270)
- Anthony P. Salvatore (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4264-7294)
- Bow Suprasert (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-6519-7126)
- Erin Wilson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5923-5053)
- Ansharan Akbar
- Riley Shea
- Oyku Ozyucel
Institutions
- University of California, Riverside (US)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of California, San Francisco (US)
- University of California, Irvine (US)
- San Diego State University (US)
- San Francisco Department of Public Health (US)
- UC Irvine Health (US)
- University of Maryland, College Park (US)
- University of San Francisco (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Preventive Medicine Reports
- Published
- 2025-04-25
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103083
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.44
Funders
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention