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<blockquote data-quote="BigTex" data-source="post: 245623" data-attributes="member: 43589"><p>This statement alone should be a wake up call:</p><p></p><h2>The Kids In This Study Had An Alarmingly High Suicide Rate </h2> <h2></h2><p>While the authors had other issues with transparency in their study, they do note, right in the abstract, that two participants died by suicide. In the body, they write that “one [suicide occurred] after 6 months of follow-up and the other after 12 months of follow-up.” So within about a year of starting hormones, two of this study’s 315 kids were dead. They also note that there were 11 instances of “suicidal ideation during study visit.”</p><p></p><p>Do we already have a huge mental health issue with our kids?</p><p></p><p>Leading causes of deaths among adolescents aged 15–19 years: (CDC)</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Accidents (unintentional injuries)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Homicide</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Suicide</li> </ul><h2>Suicide Rates</h2> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for teens and young adults, ages 10-34 (<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr024.pdf" target="_blank">CDC</a>, 2022).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">25.5% of adults ages 18-24 reported having seriously considered suicide in the past month. This is a higher percentage than any other adult age group (<strong><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm?s_cid=mm6932a1_w" target="_blank">CDC, 2020</a></strong>).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">18.8% of high school students reported having seriously considered suicide in the past year. This percentage is higher among females (24.1%), and lesbian, gay, or bisexual teens (46.8%) (<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/YRBSDataSummaryTrendsReport2019-508.pdf" target="_blank">CDC, 2020</a>).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">8.9% of high school students attempted suicide in the past year. This percentage is highest among females (11.0%), black teens (11.8%), and lesbian, gay, or bisexual teens (23.4%) (<strong><a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/su/su6901a6.htm" target="_blank">CDC, 2020</a></strong>).</li> </ul><h2>Mental Health Statistics</h2> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">1 in 3 (30.6%) young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 experienced a mental, behavioral, or emotional health issue in the past year (<a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt35325/NSDUHFFRPDFWHTMLFiles2020/2020NSDUHFFR1PDFW102121.pdf" target="_blank">SAMHSA, 2021</a>).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">26.9% of teens ages 12-17 have one or more mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral problems (<a href="https://www.childhealthdata.org/browse/survey/results?q=8183&r=1&g=828" target="_blank">NSCH, 2019</a>).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">36.7% of high school students reported feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year. This percentage is higher for females (46.6%), Hispanic students (40.0%), and lesbian, gay or bisexual students (66.3%) (<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/YRBSDataSummaryTrendsReport2019-508.pdf" target="_blank">CDC, 2020)</a>.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Among college students, 29.1% have been diagnosed with anxiety and 23.6% have been diagnosed with depression (<a href="https://www.acha.org/documents/ncha/NCHA-III_SPRING-2021_REFERENCE_GROUP_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY_updated.pdf" target="_blank">NCHA, 2021</a>).</li> </ul><h2>Increasing Concerns during the Pandemic</h2> <ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">In 2021, 43.4% of 18-29 year olds experienced symptoms of depression, compared to 21% in 2019. 48.5% of 18-29 year olds screened positive for anxiety in 2021, compared to 11.0% in 2019 (<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db379.htm#:~:text=Data%20from%20the%20National%20Health%20Interview%20Survey&text=The%20percentage%20of%20adults%20who%20experienced%20any%20symptoms%20of%20depression,30%E2%80%9344%20(16.8%25)" target="_blank">CDC, 2020</a>; <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S088761852100102X" target="_blank">Twenge, McAlister, & Joiner, 2021</a>; <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/pulse/mental-health.htm" target="_blank">CDC, 2022</a>).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">69.1% of 12-17 year olds perceived that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected their mental health (<a href="https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt35325/NSDUHFFRPDFWHTMLFiles2020/2020NSDUHFFR1PDFW102121.pdf" target="_blank">SAMHSA, 2021</a>).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Between 2019 and 2020, there was a 30.7% increase in emergency room visits for mental health reasons for children ages 12-17 (<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6945a3.htm" target="_blank">CDC, 2020</a>).</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">LGBTQ+ teens and young adults were more likely than non-LGBTQ+ teens/young adults to report using alcohol, pills, or drugs as a way to cope with their distress over the past six months (<a href="https://jedfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Proud-Thriving-Report-and-Framework-10.2021.pdf" target="_blank">The Jed Foundation, 2021</a>).</li> </ul></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BigTex, post: 245623, member: 43589"] This statement alone should be a wake up call: [HEADING=1]The Kids In This Study Had An Alarmingly High Suicide Rate [/HEADING] While the authors had other issues with transparency in their study, they do note, right in the abstract, that two participants died by suicide. In the body, they write that “one [suicide occurred] after 6 months of follow-up and the other after 12 months of follow-up.” So within about a year of starting hormones, two of this study’s 315 kids were dead. They also note that there were 11 instances of “suicidal ideation during study visit.” Do we already have a huge mental health issue with our kids? Leading causes of deaths among adolescents aged 15–19 years: (CDC) [LIST] [*]Accidents (unintentional injuries) [*]Homicide [*]Suicide [/LIST] [HEADING=1]Suicide Rates[/HEADING] [LIST] [*]Suicide is the second-leading cause of death for teens and young adults, ages 10-34 ([URL='https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/vsrr/vsrr024.pdf']CDC[/URL], 2022). [*]25.5% of adults ages 18-24 reported having seriously considered suicide in the past month. This is a higher percentage than any other adult age group ([B][URL='https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6932a1.htm?s_cid=mm6932a1_w']CDC, 2020[/URL][/B]). [*]18.8% of high school students reported having seriously considered suicide in the past year. This percentage is higher among females (24.1%), and lesbian, gay, or bisexual teens (46.8%) ([URL='https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/YRBSDataSummaryTrendsReport2019-508.pdf']CDC, 2020[/URL]). [*]8.9% of high school students attempted suicide in the past year. This percentage is highest among females (11.0%), black teens (11.8%), and lesbian, gay, or bisexual teens (23.4%) ([B][URL='https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/su/su6901a6.htm']CDC, 2020[/URL][/B]). [/LIST] [HEADING=1]Mental Health Statistics[/HEADING] [LIST] [*]1 in 3 (30.6%) young adults between the ages of 18 and 25 experienced a mental, behavioral, or emotional health issue in the past year ([URL='https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt35325/NSDUHFFRPDFWHTMLFiles2020/2020NSDUHFFR1PDFW102121.pdf']SAMHSA, 2021[/URL]). [*]26.9% of teens ages 12-17 have one or more mental, emotional, developmental, or behavioral problems ([URL='https://www.childhealthdata.org/browse/survey/results?q=8183&r=1&g=828']NSCH, 2019[/URL]). [*]36.7% of high school students reported feelings of sadness or hopelessness in the past year. This percentage is higher for females (46.6%), Hispanic students (40.0%), and lesbian, gay or bisexual students (66.3%) ([URL='https://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/data/yrbs/pdf/YRBSDataSummaryTrendsReport2019-508.pdf']CDC, 2020)[/URL]. [*]Among college students, 29.1% have been diagnosed with anxiety and 23.6% have been diagnosed with depression ([URL='https://www.acha.org/documents/ncha/NCHA-III_SPRING-2021_REFERENCE_GROUP_EXECUTIVE_SUMMARY_updated.pdf']NCHA, 2021[/URL]). [/LIST] [HEADING=1]Increasing Concerns during the Pandemic[/HEADING] [LIST] [*]In 2021, 43.4% of 18-29 year olds experienced symptoms of depression, compared to 21% in 2019. 48.5% of 18-29 year olds screened positive for anxiety in 2021, compared to 11.0% in 2019 ([URL='https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/databriefs/db379.htm#:~:text=Data%20from%20the%20National%20Health%20Interview%20Survey&text=The%20percentage%20of%20adults%20who%20experienced%20any%20symptoms%20of%20depression,30%E2%80%9344%20(16.8%25)']CDC, 2020[/URL]; [URL='https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S088761852100102X']Twenge, McAlister, & Joiner, 2021[/URL]; [URL='https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/covid19/pulse/mental-health.htm']CDC, 2022[/URL]). [*]69.1% of 12-17 year olds perceived that the COVID-19 pandemic negatively affected their mental health ([URL='https://www.samhsa.gov/data/sites/default/files/reports/rpt35325/NSDUHFFRPDFWHTMLFiles2020/2020NSDUHFFR1PDFW102121.pdf']SAMHSA, 2021[/URL]). [*]Between 2019 and 2020, there was a 30.7% increase in emergency room visits for mental health reasons for children ages 12-17 ([URL='https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6945a3.htm']CDC, 2020[/URL]). [*]LGBTQ+ teens and young adults were more likely than non-LGBTQ+ teens/young adults to report using alcohol, pills, or drugs as a way to cope with their distress over the past six months ([URL='https://jedfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Proud-Thriving-Report-and-Framework-10.2021.pdf']The Jed Foundation, 2021[/URL]). [/LIST] [/QUOTE]
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