TY - JOUR T1 - Poor mental health in the transgender and non-binary youths and its influence on healthcare practices and outcomes JF - Evidence Based Nursing JO - Evid Based Nurs SP - 131 LP - 131 DO - 10.1136/ebnurs-2021-103473 VL - 25 IS - 4 AU - Magalie L Alcindor AU - Sarah Alvarez-Calupitan AU - Ruth-Anne Appleby Y1 - 2022/10/01 UR - http://ebn.bmj.com/content/25/4/131.abstract N2 - Commentary on: Chong LSH, Kerklaan J, Clarke S, et al. Experiences and perspectives of transgender youths in accessing healthcare: a systematic review. JAMA Pediatric 2021;175:1159–73. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.2061Educating healthcare professionals on how to address feelings and biases about transgender patients can result in safer and more effective care for patients and narrow the gap of healthcare inequities identified in this community.The use of a quantitative study would quantify the number of transgender and non-binary youths impacted by the challenges of accessing relevant healthcare for their psychiatric and medical needs.Ninety-one studies, involving 884 participants aged 9–24 years across 17 countries, were used for this systematic review.1 Discrimination and major barriers to healthcare were assessed during the study. Transgender … ER -