Suicide etiology in youth: Differences and similarities by sexual and gender minority status

Background: Although national organizations advocate that health-care providers ask patients about sexual health and sexual and gender minority status—to learn, for example, about side effects of treatment and to understand patients’ social support—these conversations often do not occur. This study explored health-care providers’ reasons for having/not having these conversations. Methods: This single-institution study recruited health-care providers from medical oncology, hematology, radiation oncology, and gynecology. Face-to-face interviews were recorded, transcribed, and analyzed qualitatively. Results: Three main themes emerged: (1) patient-centric reasons for discussing/not discussing sexual health and sexual and gender minority status (“So I think just the holistic viewpoint is important”); (2) health-care provider–centric reasons for discussing/not discussing these issues (“That’s going to take more time to talk about and to deal with…” or “I was raised orthodox, so this is not something we talk about…”; and (3) reasons that appeared to straddle both of the above themes (eg, acknowledgment of the sometimes taboo nature of these topics). Conclusion: Although many health-care providers favor talking with patients with cancer about sexual health and sexual and gender minority status, limited time, personal reluctance, and the taboo nature of these topics appear at times to hamper the initiation of these conversations.

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Social Support and Attachment to Pets Moderate the Association between Sexual and Gender Minority Status and the Likelihood of Delaying or Avoiding COVID-19 Testing

Social Sciences ◽

10.3390/socsci10080301 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (8) ◽

pp. 301

Author(s):

Angela Matijczak ◽

Jennifer W. Applebaum ◽

Shanna K. Kattari ◽

Shelby E. McDonald

Keyword(s):

Social Support ◽

Ethnic Minority ◽

Moderating Effect ◽

Minority Status ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Treatment Services ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

Additional Barrier ◽

And Gender ◽

Racial Ethnic

Sexual and gender minority individuals (SGM) face barriers to accessing COVID-19 testing and treatment services. Living with pets may pose an additional barrier due to concerns about pet welfare. This study investigates whether the relation between SGM status and the likelihood of delaying or avoiding testing and treatment for COVID-19 varies as a function of attachment to pets and social support. Our sample consisted of 1453 adults (Mage = 39.4 years, 12.6% racial/ethnic minority; 21.8% SGM). We conducted simple and additive multiple moderation analyses to investigate the moderating effect of attachment to pets and social support on the relation between SGM status and the likelihood of delaying or avoiding COVID-19 testing or treatment. Attachment to pets moderated the association between SGM status and the likelihood of delaying or avoiding COVID-19 testing in the simple (β = 0.82, Z = 2.09, p = 0.04) and additive multiple moderation analyses (β = 0.82, Z = 2.05, p = 0.04). SGM participants were more likely than non-SGM participants to report that they would delay or avoid testing when they reported high attachment to their pet (β = 0.75, OR = 2.11, Z = 2.51, p = 0.01) and low (β = 0.75, OR = 2.12, Z = 2.48, p = 0.01) or moderate (β = 0.73, OR = 2.08, Z = 2.14, p = 0.03) levels of social support.

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Association between perceived health risks of e-cigarettes and actual e-cigarette use, based on cigarette smoking status and sexual and gender minority status among U.S. adults

Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1007/s10389-021-01674-z ◽

2022 ◽

Author(s):

David Adzrago ◽

Yue Shi ◽

Kayo Fujimoto

Keyword(s):

Cigarette Smoking ◽

Health Risks ◽

Smoking Status ◽

Perceived Health ◽

Minority Status ◽

Cigarette Use ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

And Gender

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Comparative Health Status and Characteristics of Respondents of the 2019–2020 National Survey on Health and Disability by Sexual and Gender Minority Status

LGBT Health ◽

10.1089/lgbt.2021.0075 ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Carl G. Streed Jr. ◽

Jean P. Hall ◽

Brian A. Boyd ◽

Katie Batza ◽

Noelle K. Kurth

Keyword(s):

Health Status ◽

National Survey ◽

Minority Status ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

And Gender

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Relation between sexual and gender minority status and suicide attempts among veterans seeking treatment for military sexual trauma.

Psychological Services ◽

10.1037/ser0000207 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 15 (3) ◽

pp. 357-362 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Minden B. Sexton ◽

Margaret T. Davis ◽

RaeAnn E. Anderson ◽

Diana C. Bennett ◽

Erin Sparapani ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Sexual Trauma ◽

Suicide Attempts ◽

Military Sexual Trauma ◽

Minority Status ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

And Gender

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Adult Mental Disorders in Association with Socioeconomic Position, Race/Ethnicity, and Sexual and Gender Minority Status

Public Mental Health ◽

10.1093/oso/9780190916602.003.0008 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 169-206 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Renee M. Johnson ◽

Sabriya Linton ◽

Preben Bo Mortensen ◽

Sari L. Reisner ◽

Silvia Martins ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Substance Use ◽

Substance Use Disorders ◽

Socioeconomic Position ◽

Data Sets ◽

Minority Status ◽

Low Socioeconomic ◽

Gender Minority ◽

Race Ethnicity ◽

Sexual And Gender Minority ◽

And Gender

This chapter presents information about differences in risk for mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders across three demographic factors that are tied to social disadvantage: socioeconomic position, race/ethnicity, and sexual and gender minority status. It summarizes key results from studies of the general population, and presents information on prevalence and risk based on our analyses of national data sets. Systematic population subgroup differences exist. Persons in low socioeconomic position and sexual and gender minorities have higher odds of mental and behavioral disorders. Findings for racial/ethnic minorities were mixed. Although several studies showing that Black and Hispanic people have lower risk than Whites for mood, anxiety, and substance use disorders, research also shows that disorders among these groups are more severe and more persistent.

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