Psychological status of transgender group before and after mastectomy
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1671-0290.2020.01.004
- VernacularTitle:易性症乳房切除群体的心理状态研究
- Author:
Yang YANG
1
;
Xuanru ZHU
;
Qinmei GU
;
Weihao ZHOU
;
Xiangdong QI
Author Information
1. 广州中医药大学研究生学院
- Keywords:
Psychology;
Transsexualism;
Breast reduction;
Beauty Psychology;
Psychological evaluation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology
2020;26(1):16-19
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To explore the difference of psychological state and the change of psycho logical state between mastectomy group for the purpose of changing gender identity and breast reduction surgery group for the purpose of improving physical beauty.Methods The psychological evaluation scale of three layers and twelve dimensions was used to evaluate the psychological status of 24 patients who underwent clinical breast masculine surgery and aesthetic breast reduction before and after operation.The psychological characteristics between the two groups before and after operation were compared and analyzed.Data analysis was carried out through Stata 13.0 software package.Results There were significant differences in depression factor,anxiety factor and obsessive compulsive symp tom factor in the aesthetic breast reduction group before and after operation (t=2.194,2.183,2.090;P=0.039,0.040,0.048,P＜0.05).There were significant differences in depression factor,anxiety factor,obsessive-compulsive symptom factor,bullying factor,psychological self,physical self and social self before and after mastectomy (t=4.188,3.730,2.484,2.570,5.898,3.531,3.162,P=0.000,0.001,0.021,0.018,0.000,0.002,0.005,P＜0.05).There were significant differ ences in depression,anxiety,psychoticism,obsessive-compulsive symptoms,psychological self,physiological self and social self between mastectomy group and aesthetic mastectomy group before operation.(t=2.629,4.081,2.097,4.246,5.419,2.600,2.545;P=0.015,0.001,0.048,0.000,0.000,0.016,0.018,P＜0.05).There was significant difference in postoperative depression,anxiety and obsessive-compulsive symptoms between the mastectomy group and the aesthetic mastectomygroup (t=2.117,2.170,3.764;P=0.046,0.041,0.001,P＜0.05).Conclusions Plastic surgeons should pay attention to the psychological status and personality characteristics of different beauty seekers and give psychological guidance,which is of great significance to improve the medical experience and surgical effect of the beauty seekers.
