scholarly journals Minority Stress, Resilience, and Mental Health: A Study of Italian Transgender People

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (3) ◽  
pp. 563-585 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cristiano Scandurra ◽  
Anna Lisa Amodeo ◽  
Paolo Valerio ◽  
Vincenzo Bochicchio ◽  
David M. Frost
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Stress Resilience ◽  
Transgender People

Perinatal Experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lori E. Ross ◽  
Abbie E. Goldberg
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Transition To Parenthood ◽  
Perinatal Period ◽  
The Body ◽  
Culturally Competent ◽  
Transgender People ◽  
Bisexual And Transgender ◽  
Lgbt People ◽  
Key Terms

This essay aims to educate scholars and practitioners about the context of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) parenting and perinatal psychology in LGBT people to further research on this population, as well as to ensure provision of appropriate care during the perinatal period. The essay begins by providing an overview of the minority stress framework, a theoretical framework that is useful in understanding the mental health concerns of LGBT people. The essay then discusses language and definitional issues, providing a brief glossary of key terms necessary for culturally competent work with LGBT people. Next, an overview is provided of the ways in which LGBT people are forming families in contemporary society. The body of the essay reviews existing literature on the transition to parenthood and perinatal mental health experiences of LGBT people and closes with some conclusions and future directions for research that follow from the existing literature.

Geography, Minority Stress, and Mental Health Among LGB Adults

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Wyatt Evans ◽  
Michael A. Richards ◽  
Jennifer B. Clark ◽  
Theodore P. Beauchaine ◽  
Kimberly F. Balsam
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Minority Stress

The Role of Resilience in Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health

2020 ◽  
pp. 428-442
Author(s):  
Dawn M. Szymanski ◽  
Kirsten A. Gonzalez
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Quantitative Research ◽  
Social Stigma ◽  
Therapeutic Interventions ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Minority Mental Health ◽  
And Gender ◽  
Structural Levels

Many lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) persons are able to persevere and flourish despite pervasive social stigma and minority stress based on their sexual orientation and gender identity. This chapter reviews the research on LGBTQ resilience that can occur at individual, interpersonal/family, community, and contextual/structural levels. The authors describe qualitative research that has examined pathways to resilience and positive LGBTQ identity. The authors also review quantitative research on LGBTQ resilience via mediator, moderator, and moderated mediation models. Variables are described that have been found to explain or buffer the links between external and internalized minority stressors and mental health outcomes. The authors review the small but growing body of research that has begun to examine the efficacy of therapeutic interventions aimed at promoting LGBTQ resilience. Limitations are discussed and directions for future research are suggested.

Introduction

2019 ◽  
pp. xvi-6
Author(s):  
Kate L. Harkness ◽  
Elizabeth P. Hayden
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Integrative Review ◽  
Stress Exposure ◽  
Stress Resilience ◽  
Psychological Models ◽  
Area Of Study

In this introductory chapter, we provide an overview of The Handbook of Stress and Mental Health. We begin by introducing the scope of the issue and critically operationally defining the construct of stress. We then provide a description of the chapters included in the volume, as well as an outline of the purpose of each of the five major sections: Assessment and Definitional Issues, Stress Exposure and Mental Health, Psychological Models, Neurobiological Models, and Stress Resilience and Treatment. The contributors represent international leaders in the field of stress and provide authoritative and integrative review and analysis of the evidence base in this crucial area of study.

Suicidal ideation in transgender people: Gender minority stress and interpersonal theory factors.

2017 ◽  
Vol 126 (1) ◽  
pp. 125-136 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rylan J. Testa ◽  
Matthew S. Michaels ◽  
Whitney Bliss ◽  
Megan L. Rogers ◽  
Kimberly F. Balsam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Suicidal Ideation ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Interpersonal Theory ◽  
Transgender People ◽  
Gender Minority

scholarly journals “Here in the Bible Belt, It’s Predominantly Negative”: Sexual Identity Stigma in the American South, 50 Years After Stonewall

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph J. Frey ◽  
William J. Hall ◽  
Jeremy T. Goldbach ◽  
Paul Lanier
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
United States ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
The United States ◽  
Mental Health Disparities ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
United States South ◽  
The Impact

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and pansexual (LGB+) individuals have disproportionate rates of mental illness. Minority stress and sexual identity stigma are posited as the primary social determinants of LGB+ mental health disparities. Discussions in the literature have questioned the impact of sexual identity stigma in a world increasingly accepting of sexual minorities. Additionally, the LGB+ population in the United States South is often overlooked in American research. This article details a qualitative study exploring experiences related to sexual identity stigma among adults who identify as LGB+ in the United States South. Semi-structured interviews with 16 individuals were analyzed using content analysis. Six thematic categories of stigma emerged from participants’ experiences: (a) navigating an LGB+ identity, (b) social acceptability of an LGB+ identity, (c) expectation of LGB+ stigma, (d) interpersonal discrimination and harassment, (e) structural stigma, and (f) relationship with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community. Findings suggest that sexual identity stigma remains a common experience among these Southern United States participants. Further, thematic categories and subcategories primarily aligned with extant theory with one exception: Intracommunity stigma, a form of stigma emanating from the LGBTQ community, emerged as a stigma type not currently accounted for in theoretical foundations underpinning mental health disparities in this population.

Critical issues in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) with gender and sexual minorities (GSMs)

2022 ◽  
Vol 15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sérgio A. Carvalho ◽  
Paula Castilho ◽  
Daniel Seabra ◽  
Céu Salvador ◽  
Daniel Rijo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy ◽  
Minority Stress ◽  
Sexual Minorities ◽  
Clinical Work ◽  
Behavioural Therapy ◽  
List Type ◽  
Cognitive Behavioural ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Societal Structure

Abstract In a cisheteronormative culture, gender and sexual minorities (GSMs) may experience additional challenges that get in the way of a meaningful life. It is crucial that clinicians are mindful of these challenges and cognizant about the specificities of clinical work with GSMs. This article points out how societal structure interferes with mental health, and clarifies what clinicians must take into account when using affirmative cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) interventions. Knowledge of up-to-date terminology and use of affirmative language are the first steps that contribute to clients’ experience of respect, which is paramount for the development of a good therapeutic relationship. Considering a conceptual framework of minority stress to understand vulnerability in GSM, specificities in formulation and key psychological processes are discussed. Moreover, guidelines and practical tools for intervention are presented within a CBT approach. Some reflections on therapists’ own personal biases are encouraged, in order to increase the efficacy of interventions. Key learning aims After reading this article you will be able to: (1) Recognize the uniqueness of gender and sexual minorities (GSM) stressors in broad and specific contexts, and their impact on mental health. (2) Identify the underlying key processes and specificities in therapeutic work with GSMs, from a CBT perspective. (3) Recognize the importance of a culturally sensitive approach in affirmative CBT interventions.

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