Lesbian, gay, and transgender persons with severe mental illness: negotiating wellness in the context of multiple sources of stigma. Am J Psychiatr Rehabil. 2011;14(1):13-39.Kidd, S. A., Veltman, A., Gately, C.,
Until 1973, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) defined homosexuality as a mental illness. LGBT people with mental illness are acutely aware of their dependency on their care providers, and often hesitate to do anything that might cause providers to withdraw their care and support. Many LGBT...
some care providers interpret any expression or exploration of sexual or gender identity by a patient as further evidence of the person's mental illness. However, our patients' efforts to explore, understand, and express their sexuality
Central sensitivity syndromes: a new paradigm and group nosology for fibromyalgia and overlapping conditions, and the related issue of disease versus illness. Semin. Arthritis Rheum. 37, 339–352 (2008). Article PubMed Google Scholar Download references Acknowledgements I thank Z. J. Williams and...
Older lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults are an underserved and understudied population that experience specific health disparities. The intersection of aging and chronic medical disease with a higher risk for substance use and mental illness may place older LGB adults at risk for co-occurring...
1.Ostracization due to double stigma of psychosis and LGBTQA+ identity. Access:1.Possibility of connecting with the gay/lesbian community.Engagement:1. Services providing a ‘safe space’.2. Flexibility and compassion towards illness-related behaviour. (Hellman and Kendler, 2012) USA Case Report...
Analysing the scientific literature on transgender and gender diverse persons’ experiences with sexual and reproductive health care services from an intersectional perspective Article Open access 16 January 2025 Introduction People with severe mental illness (SMI, defined here as schizophrenia and related ...
Participants also noted tangible benefits including medication to treat psychiatric illness (28.6%), dealing with past trauma (28.6%), coping strategies (28.6%), and confidence for coming out or transitioning (28.6%). Other themes that emerged were having someone with whom to talk who is ...
Persons with mental health problems have an increased risk of comorbidities and of early mortality (Barth et al., 2004; Plana-Ripoll et al., 2019; Stein et al., 2019). The onset of mental health problems is often during the first three decades of life, in the time individuals are ...
The qualifier ‘with prominent anxiety symptoms’, introduced in the ICD-11, is of special clinical interest. Indeed, the presence of a significant anxiety component in a depressive episode is associated with a higher suicide risk, a longer duration of illness and a greater likelihood of non-res...