Mental Health in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Youth
By S. Russell, J. Fish. Annual Review of Clinical Psychology, 2016
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Today’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth come out at younger ages, and public support for LGBT issues has dramatically increased, so why do LGBT youth continue to be at high risk for compromised mental health? We provide an overview of the contemporary context for LGBT youth, followed by a review of current science on LGBT youth mental health. Research in the past decade has identified risk and protective factors for mental health, which point to promising directions for prevention, intervention, and treatment. Legal and policy successes have set the stage for advances in programs and practices that may foster LGBT youth mental health. Implications for clinical care are discussed, and important areas for new research and practice are identified.
Subfields: Clinical Psychology, Reproductive Medicine, Social Psychology
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- General and LGBTQ-specific factors associated with mental health and suicide risk among LGBTQ students (2019, background): “If the study were repeated, findings may differ as the number of individuals identifying as LGBTQ is increasing and people are coming out at younger ages (Russell and Fish 2016; Zucker et al. 2016).”
- Mental Health Surveillance Among Children — United States, 2013–2019 (2022, background): “2 33 US Department of Health and Human Services/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention mental health are more common in certain groups of children, including those with other disabilities and chronic health conditions (136), children affected by racism (20,137) and other adverse childhood experi”
- The social determinants of mental health and disorder: evidence, prevention and recommendations (2024, background): “Simi larly, in recent research, navigating homophobia, biphobia and transphobia, as well as feeling unable to talk about their experiences and navigating cisheteronormativity, all increase the risk of poor mental health, specifically depression, anxiety and suicidality 192,195,196 .”