In his debut blog, Filip Kaleta summarises findings from the #BeeWell study, which explored inequalities in adolescent wellbeing based on gender and sexual identity.
[read the full story...]Discrimination, dysphoria and drinking: hazardous alcohol use in UK trans and non-binary people
Nora de Bode summarises a cross-sectional study looking at alcohol use in trans and non-binary people living in the UK.
[read the full story...]Young LGBTQ+ People in Residential Social Care Face Pervasive Discrimination and Unmet Need
Happy New Year to one and all from down here in the woodland. To start us off with a bang for 2024, we have a blog from Lizzie Furber, one of our social care elf editorial team, highlighting a scoping review that is the first of its kind in the UK. Introduction LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, [read the full story…]
Gender identity and eating disorders: clinician’s perceptions of care for transgender and gender diverse patients
Sophie Archer’s debut blog summarises a qualitative study exploring healthcare provider perspectives on barriers and facilitators to transgender and gender diverse patients accessing and receiving support for eating disorders.
[read the full story...]Sexual minorities, suicide and self-harm: new research in England deepens our understanding
In his debut blog, Liam Mackay summarises a recent study that shows an increased risk of suicidal thoughts and non-suicidal self-harm in bisexual and lesbian/gay individuals. The study also highlights common mental health problems, discrimination and bullying as potential contributors to this excess risk.
[read the full story...]Mental health services for sexual minorities: experiences of discrimination, barriers to services and priorities for improvement
In her latest blog, Siobhan D’Almeida appraises a qualitative study exploring the experiences of sexual minorities when accessing mental health services, with a specific focus on the impact to the therapeutic relationship.
[read the full story...]Intimate partner violence among non-binary people who use drugs and alcohol: what do we know?
Vishal Bhavsar explores the largest ever study on experiences and perpetration of intimate partner violence and abuse in non-heterosexual relationships, with data from the Global Drug Survey, COVID Special Edition.
[read the full story...]Suicide risk among LGBTQ+ adolescents in Canada
Jess Williams examines a nationally representative population-based study on suicidality among sexual minority and transgender adolescents in Canada.
[read the full story...]Trans and gender diverse youth more likely to be admitted to hospital for suicidality and self-harm, according to US study
Sarah Carr reflects on a recent US study that “perhaps tells us something deeper about the discrimination and stigmatisation in mental health that needs to be tackled.”
[read the full story...]Minority stress and self-esteem: the thoughts of sexual minority young adults
Andie Ashdown and Theophanis Kyriacou consider a qualitative study on sexual minority youth perspectives on minority stress and factors negatively affecting self-esteem.
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