The Esteem Program builds and tts terventns for lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people.
Contents:
- MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENG OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE: AN TEGRATED LERATURE REVIEW
- REARCHERS FD DISPARI SUICI RISK AMONG LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL ADULTS
- MENTAL HEALTH LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) YOUTH
- NEW DATA ON LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL MENTAL HEALTH
- PEOPLE WHO ARE GAY, LBIAN OR BI HAVE MORE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE E PROBLEMS, SURVEY FDS
- GAY MENTAL HEALTH: MENTAL HEALTH ISSU FACG GAY MEN
MENTAL HEALTH CHALLENG OF LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENR PEOPLE: AN TEGRATED LERATURE REVIEW
Highlights of the specific mental health needs among gay and bisexual men. * gay mental health study *
Analys were nducted to pare rat of serly nsirg suici and attemptg suici the past 12 months among youth ag 13 to 18 our sample to the 2019 YRBS sample of lbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) high school stunts.
REARCHERS FD DISPARI SUICI RISK AMONG LBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL ADULTS
Suici risk among lbian, gay, and bisexual adults vari nsirably pendg on the tersectn between sexual inty and other aspects of inty, such as genr, age, and race/ethnicy, acrdg to a study led by NIMH rearchers. * gay mental health study *
Keywords: LGBT, mental health dispari, discrimatn, stigmatisatn, victimisatnIntroductnThe acronym LGBTQ (also LGBTQAP+, LGBTQA, GLBTIQ, LGBT, LGBTQ and other alternat) is an umbrella term that stands for lbian, gay, bisexual, transgenr, tersex, and queer or qutng people. This acronym has s origs the shorter versn lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr (LGBT), which vers a heterogeneo group of LGBT people who often feature together as a group efforts to ga better social reprentatn and more polil support (Salmen 2015:11). The LGBT dividuals have unique experienc that are shaped by multiple factors, such as race/ethnicy, soc-enomic stat, geographil lotn and age, not jt sexual orientatn (Farmer & Yancu 2015:37) lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people differ om ‘tradnal’ mori two aspects: (1) they are not necsarily regnisable through physil characteristics and (2) they are still perceived many ntexts as actg agast natural procs (Takács 2015:10).
MENTAL HEALTH LBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENR (LGBT) YOUTH
Due to creased levels of stigma, discrimatn and victimizatn Lbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgenr, Queer, Qutng or Intersex (LGBTQI+) youth fac * gay mental health study *
The belief that other sexual orientatns are abnormal or ferr to heterosexualy is a source of opprsn, rultg heterosexism and homophobic attus, creatg a hostile climate for LGBT people (Mostert, Gordon & Kriegler 2015:116; Salmen 2015:11). N = 914 subjects who had sexual partners of the same sex the past 12 months, the past 5 years, or sce age 18, reprentative sample of sexual mori om the non-stutnalised English-speakg USA populatn aged 18 and vtigate whether stctural stigma (livg muni wh high levels of anti-gay prejudice) creas the risk of premature mortaly for sexual mori.
N = 10 members of a high school gay-straight alliance the north-eastern Uned StatTo terme the feasibily and acceptabily of a mental health promotn programme to addrs mory strsors and promote pg skills amongst LGBTQ youth.
NEW DATA ON LBIAN, GAY AND BISEXUAL MENTAL HEALTH
Higher rat of prsn, anxiety disorr, substance e lbian and gay youth; recurrent prsn gay men; and suicidal thoughts people wh same-sex partners. * gay mental health study *
N = 770 rponnts who self-intified as lbian, gay, bisexual and/or transgenr (91 transgenr and 676 non-transgenr), over the age of 19 asss whether transgenr inty is associated wh an elevated probabily of reported discrimatn, prsn symptoms and suicidal attempts pared wh non-transgenr LGB dividuals. N = 2846 LGBT dividuals non-probabilistic and tentnally sampled analyse the associatn between ternalised homophobia, homophobic vlence, discrimatn, and muny nnectedns and alhol e and prsive symptoms LGBT dividuals(h) Aims and objectiv clearly stated(h) Study sign aquately scribed(h) Rearch methods appropriate(nr) Explic theoretil amework(l) Limatns prented(i) Implitns discsedData abstractn and synthisTwo rearchers analysed the selected publitns penntly by thematic analysis. (2013) USAMory strsorsLGBT youth:Mental health risk factors related to stctural/societal levels and terpersonal teractns wh fay and peers characterised by mory for studi to intify trapersonal strengths or pg strategi orr to overe mory dividuals:Internalised homophobia.
PEOPLE WHO ARE GAY, LBIAN OR BI HAVE MORE MENTAL HEALTH AND SUBSTANCE E PROBLEMS, SURVEY FDS
Adults who intify as gay, lbian, or bisexual are more likely than adults who intify as straight to experience ser thoughts of suici, mental health ndns cludg major prsive episos and they are more likely to e substanc like alhol or dgs, acrdg to a new US ernment report. * gay mental health study *
Discrimatn (abe and public sults, healthre system (pathologisg LGBTI and generic mastream servic) and social excln based on stigma, heterosexism, heteronormativy, homophobia and transphobia rult the followg:-Fear of stigma and discrimatn. The emotnal distrs ed by heterosexism, heteronormativy, homophobia, transphobia and stigma is further exacerbated by fears of stigma and discrimatn that hr accs to mental healthre servic (Rosenstreich 2011:16–18).
The mory strs mol (Meyer 2003:35) helps to unrstand the relatnships between (1) external strsors such as stigmatisatn, discrimatn and victimisatn based on a person’s mory stat and (2) ternal strsors such as expectatns of rejectn, ncealment of sexual orientatn and ternalised homophobia. S., 2021, ‘Mental health challeng of lbian, gay, bisexual and transgenr people: An tegrated lerature review’, Health SA Gondheid 26(0), a1487., This article is dited to the memory of the late Dr Richard Rikhotso (1969–2020).
GAY MENTAL HEALTH: MENTAL HEALTH ISSU FACG GAY MEN
* gay mental health study *
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[Google Scholar]Uned Natns Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), 2013, Meetg the HIV treatment and health needs of gay men and other men who have sex wh men, Meetg Report om UNAIDS Policy and Strategy Consultatn, Geneva. 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.