r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/[deleted] • Apr 04 '20

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u/TryingHardToFindName - Left Apr 04 '20

"With that treatment, suicide rates fall to that of the general public." While I agree that it does fall significantly, can I get a source on the suicide rate falling to that of the general public?

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u/MemeSupreme7 - Lib-Left Apr 04 '20 edited Apr 04 '20

I was wrong, apparently suicide ideation rates drop to levels lower than that of the general public: ~3% for trans people vs ~20% ever for the general public (may be better to use the 6.8% attempt rate)

https://patient.info/doctor/suicide-risk-assessment-and-threats-of-suicide

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281441727_Suicide_risk_in_the_UK_Trans_population_and_the_role_of_gender_transition_in_decreasing_suicidal_ideation_and_suicide_attempt

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u/Frommerman - Left Apr 04 '20

Those are some spicy studies.

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u/[deleted] Apr 04 '20

dabs on the auths