Gender dysphoria diagnoses among children have spiked 133% since 2019, data indicates READ MORE: Gender dysphoria rates among children DOUBLE since 2017 By Luke Andrews Senior Health Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 11:51 EDT, 11 June 2024 | Updated: 14:14 EDT, 11 June 2024 e-mail 23 shares 18 View comments Twice as many children and teenagers are being diagnosed with gender dysphoria today than before the pandemic, a report suggests. Analysts at LexisNexis — which tracks 300million patients — found the number of insurance claims for gender identity care among under-18s spiked 133 percent from 2019 to 2023.
It is part of a wider sharp increase in mental health issues among children. Claims for care relating to eating disorders surged 108 percent in the same time, while anxiety-related claims rose 61 percent. Overall, the report found that claims for any kind of mental health care surged 83 percent among under-18s over the period studied.
The above shows insurance claims for mental health care, according to LexisNexis. They analyzed data from more than 300million patients There are surges in the number of youth reporting gender dysphoria, or when their gender does not match their biological sex Many experts have put the rise in gender dysphoria cases down to wider acceptance of gender dysphoria and more willingness to seek treatment. But there are also concerns that the impressionable minds of children are being easily swayed by social trends.
Much of the rise was als.
