Mental Health and Stigma of Sexual Minorities
A special issue of Healthcare (ISSN 2227-9032).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 December 2024 | Viewed by 1713
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Sexual minorities have an increased risk of poor mental health compared to the heterosexual community, particularly in terms of self-harm, suicide, mood disorders, and substance disorders. Poor mental health is often related to both structural and internal stressors in the individual’s environment, which can facilitate or restrict help-seeking. As such, both external and internal stigma play a large part in shaping mental health within this community.
External stigma refers to the persistent discrimination from society, family, and intimate partners, whereas internal stigma takes the form of concious or unconcious messages around homonegativity. It is also suggested that mental health issues of sexual minorities share general similarities across the community, and that there is unique mental health stigma within specific sub-groups.
This Special Issue aims to highlight studies from high-, middle-, or low-income counties, employing a global perspective, as the conceptualization of mental health stigma has predominantly focused on white Western ideology thus far, ignoring the role of cuture in mental health. This Special Issue aims to cover a wide variety of mental health issues and internal or external stressors that affect either the whole community or specific subgroups under the LGBTQQIP2SAA umbrella.
Dr. Amanda Wilson
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- sexual minorities
- LGBTQQIP2SAA
- mental health issues
- external and internal stigma
- environmental stressors
- substance use disorders
- help-seeking
- global perspectives
- cultural influences
- prevalence in general community/ies
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