A major correction has been issued by the American Journal of Psychiatry that neither “gender-affirming hormone treatment” nor “gender-affirming surgery” reduced the need of transgender-identifying people for mental health services.

The authors and editors of an October 2019 study, titled “Reduction in mental health treatment utilization among transgender individuals after gender-affirming surgeries: a total population study,” have retracted its primary conclusion. Letters to the editor by twelve authors led to a reanalysis of the data and a corrected conclusion stating that in fact the data showed no improvement after surgical treatment.