Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr and Queer/Qutng

Contents:

• PERSONALY DISORRS GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR CHEMILLY DEPENNT PATIENTS
• NAVIGATG BORRLE PERSONALY DISORR AS A GAY MAN
• DIVERSY & HEALTH EQUY EDUTN: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND QUEER/QUTNG
• THE BORRLE PERSONALY DISORR AND GAY PEOPLE
• PERSONALY DISORRS GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR CHEMILLY PENNT PATIENTS
• GAY MEN AND BODY PERFECTN
• IS THERE A BIAS THE DIAGNOSIS OF BORRLE PERSONALY DISORR AMONG LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL PATIENTS?
• ARE GAY MEN MORE LIKELY TO HAVE HPD?
• GAY ALTERS

PERSONALY DISORRS GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR CHEMILLY DEPENNT PATIENTS

Published fal eded form as:PMCID: PMC3156616NIHMSID: NIHMS309217AbstractThis study sought to exame personaly disorrs and their related clil variabl a sample of gay, lbian, bisexual and transgenr (GLBT) dividuals wh substance e disorrs. The majory of gay and bisexual men have and mata good mental health, even though rearch has shown that they are at greater risk for mental health problems.

However, ongog homophobia, stigma (negative and ually unfair beliefs), and discrimatn (unfairly treatg a person or group of people) n have negative effects on your health. Keepg your sexual orientatn hidn om others (beg “ the closet”) and fear of havg your sexual orientatn disclosed (beg “outed”) n add to the strs of beg gay or bisexual.

NAVIGATG BORRLE PERSONALY DISORR AS A GAY MAN

In general, rearch has shown that gay and bisexual men who are open about their sexual orientatn wh others have better health out than gay and bisexual men who do not. However, beg “out” some settgs and to people who react negatively n add to the strs experienced by gay and bisexual men, and n lead to poorer mental health and discrimatn.

DIVERSY & HEALTH EQUY EDUTN: LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENR AND QUEER/QUTNG

Mental health unselg and support groups that are sensive to the needs of gay and bisexual men n be pecially eful if you are g to terms wh your sexual orientatn or are experiencg prsn, anxiety, or other mental health problems. While many gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex wh men may not seek re om a mental health provir bee of a fear of discrimatn or homophobia, is important to keep this as an optn and to fd a provir that is tstworthy and patible. I image what life might have been like if I had only known who I was, every holds many parallels to my gayns: the stigma that acpani our culture, the challenge of navigatg ght relatnships, and the seemgly endls qut for a sense of self.

Some health re profsnals allow their bias toward lbian, gay and bisexual persons to show when diagnosg borrle personaly disorr, says a Universy of Michigan rearcher. Rodriguez-Seijas and Brown Universy lleagu ed data om the Natnal Epimlogic Survey on Alhol and Related Condns-III to pare the differenc BP diagnosis among lbian, gay and bisexual persons wh heterosexual persons. Image source, Getty ImagLbian, gay and bisexual people are more than twice as likely as heterosexuals to have a long-term mental health ndn, an analysis of NHS data are also more likely to drk heavily and smoke, the report 2% of people said they were lbian, gay or bisexual the 2011-18 Health Survey for fdgs "nfirm well-tablished health equali for LGB people", say rights the adults surveyed over the eight years, 1, 132 or 2%, intified as lbian, gay or bisexual.

THE BORRLE PERSONALY DISORR AND GAY PEOPLE

"Unrstandg the specific health dispari for lbian, gay and bi people is a ccial step beg able to addrs them and ensure that the NHS is providg a healthre service which supports all.

Through the life study of a gay man, both the psychoanalytic and cultural variabl are intified, then generalized to the problems of gay people our transnal society.

First published 1968, DSM-II (the send edn of the Amerin classifitn of mental disorrs, and a forenner of DSM-5) still listed homosexualy as a mental disorr. In this, the DSM followed a long tradn medice and psychiatry, which the neteenth century appropriated homosexualy om the Church and, what mt have seemed like an élan of enlightenment, promoted om s to mental disorr.

PERSONALY DISORRS GAY, LBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR CHEMILLY PENNT PATIENTS

In 1973, the Amerin Psychiatric Associatn (APA) asked all members attendg s nventn to vote on whether they believed homosexualy to be a mental disorr. The APA then promised, removg homosexualy om the DSM but replacg , effect, wh "sexual orientatn disturbance" for people " nflict wh" their sexual orientatn. Meanwhile, the World Health Organizatn (WHO) Geneva only removed homosexualy om s Internatnal Classifitn of Diseas (ICD) wh the publitn of ICD-10 1992, although ICD-10 still rried the nstct of "ego-dystonic sexual orientatn.

The evolutn of the stat of homosexualy the classifitns of mental disorrs highlights that ncepts of mental disorr n be rapidly evolvg social nstcts that change as society chang. This study sought to exame personaly disorrs and their related clil variabl a sample of gay, lbian, bisexual, and transgenr (GLBT) dividuals wh substance e disorrs.

GAY MEN AND BODY PERFECTN

Sce 1975, APA has lled on psychologists to take the lead removg the stigma of mental illns that has long been associated wh lbian, gay, and bisexual orientatns. The prejudice and discrimatn that people who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual regularly experience have been shown to have negative psychologil effects.

This page provis accurate rmatn for those who want to better unrstand sexual orientatn and the impact of prejudice and discrimatn on those who intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual.

IS THERE A BIAS THE DIAGNOSIS OF BORRLE PERSONALY DISORR AMONG LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL PATIENTS?

In the Uned Stat the most equent labels are lbians (women attracted to women), gay men (men attracted to men), and bisexual people (men or women attracted to both sex). Prejudice and discrimatn make difficult for many people to e to terms wh their sexual orientatn inti, so claimg a lbian, gay, or bisexual inty may be a slow procs.

Public opn studi over the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s routely showed that, among large segments of the public, lbian, gay, and bisexual people were the target of strongly held negative attus. More recently, public opn has creasgly opposed sexual orientatn discrimatn, but exprsns of hostily toward lbians and gay men rema mon ntemporary Amerin society. Early the panmic, the assumptn that HIV/AIDS was a “gay disease” ntributed to the lay addrsg the massive social upheaval that AIDS would generate.

ARE GAY MEN MORE LIKELY TO HAVE HPD?

The associatn of HIV/AIDS wh gay and bisexual men and the accurate belief that some people held that all gay and bisexual men were fected served to further stigmatize lbian, gay, and bisexual people.

On the social level, prejudice and discrimatn agast lbian, gay, and bisexual people are reflected the everyday stereotyp of members of the groups. The stereotyp persist even though they are not supported by evince, and they are often ed to exce unequal treatment of lbian, gay, and bisexual people. For example, limatns on job opportuni, parentg, and relatnship regnn are often jtified by stereotypic assumptns about lbian, gay, and bisexual people.

GAY ALTERS

On an dividual level, such prejudice and discrimatn may also have negative nsequenc, pecially if lbian, gay, and bisexual people attempt to nceal or ny their sexual orientatn. Although many lbians and gay men learn to pe wh the social stigma agast homosexualy, this pattern of prejudice n have ser negative effects on health and well-beg. Although social support is ccial pg wh strs, antigay attus and discrimatn may make difficult for lbian, gay, and bisexual people to fd such support.

Dpe the persistence of stereotyp that portray lbian, gay, and bisexual people as disturbed, several s of rearch and clil experience have led all mastream medil and mental health anizatns this untry to nclu that the orientatns reprent normal forms of human experience. Furthermore, seems likely that the promotn of change therapi rerc stereotyp and ntribut to a negative climate for lbian, gay, and bisexual persons. Helpful rpons of a therapist treatg an dividual who is troubled about her or his same sex attractns clu helpg that person actively pe wh social prejudic agast homosexualy, succsfully rolve issu associated wh and rultg om ternal nflicts, and actively lead a happy and satisfyg life.

The phrase “g out” is ed to refer to several aspects of lbian, gay, and bisexual persons’ experienc: self-awarens of same-sex attractns; the tellg of one or a few people about the attractns; wispread disclosure of same-sex attractns; and intifitn wh the lbian, gay, and bisexual muny. Th, is not surprisg that lbians and gay men who feel they mt nceal their sexual orientatn report more equent mental health ncerns than do lbians and gay men who are more open; they may even have more physil health problems. Some adolcents sire and engage same-sex behavr but do not intify as lbian, gay, or bisexual, sometim bee of the stigma associated wh a nonheterosexual orientatn.