Lulu Xu, Ruijie Chang, Huwen Wang, Chen Xu, Xiaoyue Yu, Hui Chen, Rongxi Wang, Shangbin Liu, Yujie Liu, Ying Wang, Yong Cai
PURPOSE: High prevalence of depression in transgender women highlights the importance of validating the measure to assess depression. Moreover, depression is significantly associated with suicide across research studies. The aims of the current study were to validate a Chinese-language version of the Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) and to assess operating characteristics of the PHQ-9 for suicide screening in transgender women. METHODS: With the approval of an Institutional Review Board (IRB), a total of 198 transgender women living in Shenyang, China, were recruited, and asked to complete the PHQ-9, including measures of their suicidal ideation, planning and attempt...
October 2023: Transgender Health