Gender dysphoria and eating disorders have skyrocketed since pandemic, report reveals [Video]

Mental health diagnoses in children have skyrocketed since the COVID pandemic — led by gender dysphoria and eating disorders, according to a new report.

LexisNexis Risk Solutions analyzed medical claims data submitted between 2019 and 2023 for patients under age 18.

Overall, mental health claims rose 83% among young people in that time frame.

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By comparison, gender identity-related diagnoses spiked 133% and eating disorders rose 108%.

Phobic disorders also increased by 77%, as did claims for developmental disorders.

“Americans are in the midst of a mental health crisis, which lingered well before and was exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic,” the researchers wrote in the report.

“The initial trauma and continued ripple effects from the pandemic are still negatively impacting Americans’ mental health, particularly teens and young adults.”

Why the spike in gender dysphoria?

Multiple factors have led to the sharp uptick in gender dysphoria, according …