Eating disorder symptomatology among transgender individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Eating Disorders

Review

Loa Clausen¹  Mia Roloff²  Mette Pinholt²  Conni Skrubbeltrang³  Martin K. Dalgaard⁴  Sofie M. Rasmussen⁵  Gry Kjaersdam Telléus⁶ 

[1] Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark;Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;Institute of Communication and Psychology, Psychology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark;Medical Library, Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg, Denmark;Psychiatry, Unit for Psychiatric Research, Aalborg University Hospital, Molleparkvej 10, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark;Psychiatry, Unit for Psychiatric Research, Aalborg University Hospital, Molleparkvej 10, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark;Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark;Psychiatry, Unit for Psychiatric Research, Aalborg University Hospital, Molleparkvej 10, 9000, Aalborg, Denmark;Institute of Communication and Psychology, Psychology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark;

关键词: Eating disorder;    Anorexia nervosa;    Bulimia nervosa;    Transgender;    Gender identity;    Gender-affirming treatment;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40337-023-00806-y

 received in 2023-02-21, accepted in 2023-05-12,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

ObjectiveThe purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to synthesize the literature on eating disorders and eating disorder symptomatology among transgender individuals and to summarize the existing literature on gender-affirming treatment and the prevalence of eating disorder symptomatology.MethodThe literature search for this systematic review and meta-analysis was performed in PubMed, Embase.com, and Ovid APA PsycInfo. We searched for “eating disorders” and “transgender” using both controlled vocabularies and natural language terms for their synonyms. The PRISMA statement guidelines were followed. Quantitative data from studies on transgender individuals and eating disorders assessed with relevant assessment tools was included.ResultsTwenty-four studies were included for the qualitative synthesis, and 14 studies were included in the meta-analysis. The results revealed higher levels of eating disorder symptomatology among transgender individuals compared with cisgender individuals, especially cisgender men. Transgender men tend to display higher levels of eating disorder symptomatology than transgender women; however, transgender women seem to have higher levels of eating disorder symptomatology than cisgender men and, interestingly, this study also noted a trend toward transgender men having higher levels of eating disorders than cisgender women. Gender-affirming treatment seems to alleviate the presence of eating disorder symptomatology in transgender individuals.DiscussionThe body of research on this subject is extremely limited, and transgender individuals are underrepresented in the eating disorder literature. More research investigating eating disorders and eating disorder symptomatology in transgender individuals and the relationship between gender-affirming treatment and eating disorder symptomatology is needed.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023

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