Year: 2021
Type: preprint
Abstract: Sexual minority clients are more likely to experience emotional disorders and other psychiatric conditions than the general population. This health disparity is not attributable to an individual's sexual minority identity, but rather, the social milieu that produces a unique set of stigma-related stressors. Therefore, mental health disparities affecting sexual minority communities are best understood through a minority stress framework. This chapter outlines mental health disparities affecting sexual minority communities, tailored evidence-based treatments, and clinical considerations for working with sexual minority clients. We hope this chapter can offer pragmatic guidance on how best to tailor intervention approaches given the unique needs and lived experiences of this population.
Institutions: Brown University, University of Miami, University of Michigan
Language: English
Subfield: Social Psychology
Field: Psychology
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4409503578