Treatment of gay men for post-trmatic strs disorr rultg om social ostracism and ridicule: gnive behavr therapy and eye movement sensizatn and reprocsg approach - PubMed

Contents:

• 3 MYTHS ABOUT GAY MEN & TRMA
• TREATMENT OF GAY MEN FOR POST-TRMATIC STRS DISORR RULTG OM SOCIAL OSTRACISM AND RIDICULE: GNIVE BEHAVR THERAPY AND EYE MOVEMENT SENSIZATN AND REPROCSG APPROACH

3 MYTHS ABOUT GAY MEN & TRMA

Rearch shows that members of the lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer (LGBTQ) muny are more likely to experience potentially trmatizg events (Roberts et al., 2010), mental and physil health problems (Mimiaga et al., 2009), and discrimatn due to their perceived sexual inty throughout their lifetime (Friedman et al., 2011; Katz-Wise & Hy, 2012).

Self-reported mental and physil health symptoms and potentially trmatic events among lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, and queer dividuals: The role of shame. 64% of the sample intified as female, while 70% intified as lbian or gay, and 52% intified as Black or Ain Amerin. Bisexual visibily trma: PTSD symptomology, and mental health re experienc among bisexual women and men vers lbians and gay men.

TREATMENT OF GAY MEN FOR POST-TRMATIC STRS DISORR RULTG OM SOCIAL OSTRACISM AND RIDICULE: GNIVE BEHAVR THERAPY AND EYE MOVEMENT SENSIZATN AND REPROCSG APPROACH

Prev studi have found bisexual people to be more likely to report certa typ of trma and ser psychologil distrs than heterosexual, gay, or lbian dividuals (Walters et al., 2013; Ward, Dahlhamer, Galsky & Jotl, 2014). Informed by the fdgs, the thors of this study sought to exame whether bisexual women and men experience terpersonal trma (IPT) and PTSD symptomology differently om lbians and gay men. They also vtigated whether bisexual women and men differ om lbians and gay men choosg to e out to their mental health profsnals or overall satisfactn wh the mental health re they receive.

42% of participants intified as gay, 20% as lbian, and 39% as bisexual. No such difference existed between gay and bisexual men.

Bisexual men, bisexual women, and gay men, were signifintly ls likely than lbians to seek mental health servic. Lbians and gay men were also more likely to e out to their therapists than bisexual women and men.