Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) youth experience a unique range of psychosocial strsors often culmatg p
Contents:
- MENTAL HEALTH LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) YOUTH
- SEXUAL ORIENTATN INTY DEVELOPMENT MILTON AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND QUEER PEOPLE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
- REVIEWSOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIL ASPECTS OF GAY INTY VELOPMENT
MENTAL HEALTH LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) YOUTH
This month’s issue of Pediatrics featur studi om Baams1 and Becerra-Culqui et al, 2 which they ntribute to the ever-growg body of lerature that characteriz psychosocial dispari faced by lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, qutng (LGBTQ), and genr nonnformg youth. AbstractLbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer, Intersex and Asexual (LGBTQIA) youth experience a unique range of psychosocial strsors often culmatg poor mental health out.
SEXUAL ORIENTATN INTY DEVELOPMENT MILTON AMONG LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND QUEER PEOPLE: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS
The figur suggt the prence of risk factors unique to this velopmental perd and the specific challeng enuntered Health of LGBTQIA AdolcentsMental health risks are even higher among youth who intify as lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, queer, tersex or asexual (LGBTQIA). Four major unique strsors are experienc of harassment and abe; inty velopment and ternalized homophobia; inty disclosure and associated rejectn fears; and velopg relatnships wh sexual mory peers (Saen et al. The four factors may also enpass experienc of vlence, bullyg, stigmatizatn, everyday discrimatn and micro-aggrsns, real or perceived discrimatn or rejectn om peers or parents, opportuny loss related to employment and tn, higher rat of sexual and physil asslt, losg iends after g out, strs of belongg to a homophobic relig muny or fay, parents not knowg about, or reactg negatively to their sexualy; and ongog negative reactns and teractns due to sexual orientatn (D’gelli 2002; Hall 2018; Higa et al.
REVIEWSOCIAL PSYCHOLOGIL ASPECTS OF GAY INTY VELOPMENT
For example, gay and bisexual men experience higher rat of prsn, panic attacks and psychologil distrs, while lbian and bisexual women experience higher rat of generalized anxiety disorr than their heterosexual unterparts (Cochran et al.
While rat of mental health are higher wh the LGBT muny than the general populatn, LGBT youth are not a homogeno group and th monstrate variabily their rpons to strsors.
(2015) nducted a randomized ntrol trial (RCT) implementg an LGB-affirmative gnive behavral therapy (CBT) lled effective skills to empower effective men (ESTEEM) for gay and bisexual men. In regard to sexual orientatn, one study clud only gay male participants, two did not list specific sexualy data, there was an over reprentatn of homosexual participants three studi (percentage of lbian/gay participants 36–60.