Mental Health LGBTQ+

Depression

Anxiety/Stress

Suicide

Substance Abuse

Stigma

Disparities In Care

Research has shown that the LBTQ population has had an increase in depression. Borgogna, N. C., McDermott, R. C., Aita, S. L., & Kridel, M. M. (2018). & Kidd, S. A., Howison, M., Pilling, M., Ross, L. E., & McKenzie, K. (2016)

The LGBTQ community has experiences more depressive episodes than heterosexuals. Kidd, S. A., Howison, M., Pilling, M., Ross, L. E., & McKenzie, K. (2016) & Borgogna, N. C., McDermott, R. C., Aita, S. L., & Kridel, M. M. (2018)

College students who are Transgender reported higher rates of depression than college students who are heterosexual. Borgogna, N. C., McDermott, R. C., Aita, S. L., & Kridel, M. M. (2018) & Smalley, K. B., Warren, J. C., & Barefoot, K. N. (2016)

College students who are a part of the LGBTQ+ community have reported higher rates of Anxiety than Cisgender individuals in college. Borgogna, N. C., McDermott, R. C., Aita, S. L., & Kridel, M. M. (2018)

Pansexual women have higher rates of stress and distress than any of LGBTQ+ identification. Borgogna, N. C., McDermott, R. C., Aita, S. L., & Kridel, M. M. (2018)

People of the LGBTQ population have greater prevalence of suicide attempts than people who are heterosexual. Kidd, S. A., Howison, M., Pilling, M., Ross, L. E., & McKenzie, K. (2016) & Mereish, E. H., O, C. C., & Bradford, J. B. (2014)

Transgender and gender nonconforming individuals have suicide rates at about 50% Kidd, S. A., Howison, M., Pilling, M., Ross, L. E., & McKenzie, K. (2016) & Rimes, K. A., Shivakumar, S., Ussher, G., Baker, D., Rahman, Q., & West, E. (2018).

Gay and bisexual men have suicide attempt rate of about four more times than heterosexual men. Sexual minorities report suicide attempts more than heterosexuals. Kidd, S. A., Howison, M., Pilling, M., Ross, L. E., & McKenzie, K. (2016) & Mereish, E. H., O, C. C., & Bradford, J. B. (2014)

Pansexual individuals have higher rates of self-harm than anyone else. Borgogna, N. C., McDermott, R. C., Aita, S. L., & Kridel, M. M. (2018) & Rimes, K. A., Shivakumar, S., Ussher, G., Baker, D., Rahman, Q., & West, E. (2018).

Stigma comes from being a minority which causes discrimination and rejection. The LGBTQ+ population faces a significant amount of stigma related to mental health. Smalley, K. B., Warren, J. C., & Barefoot, K. N. (2016) & Mereish, E. H., O, C. C., & Bradford, J. B. (2014)

There are different levels of stigma within each individual group, which takes into account one's biopsychosocial model and culture which can cause mental health disparities. Smalley, K. B., Warren, J. C., & Barefoot, K. N. (2016)

Transgender individuals exhibit high levels of stress. Kidd, S. A., Howison, M., Pilling, M., Ross, L. E., & McKenzie, K. (2016) & Smalley, K. B., Warren, J. C., & Barefoot, K. N. (2016)

LGBTQ+ youth in studies have reported using substance abuse at least once in there lifetime. Mereish, E. H., O, C. C., & Bradford, J. B. (2014) & Caputi, T. L., Smith, L. R., Strathdee, S. A., & Ayers, J. W. (2018)

LGBTQ+ people have reported using a number of substances such as heroin, marijhuana, meth, etc. Mereish, E. H., O, C. C., & Bradford, J. B. (2014) & Caputi, T. L., Smith, L. R., Strathdee, S. A., & Ayers, J. W. (2018)

LGBTQ+ individuals are 50% more likely to use substances more than heterosexual peers. Mereish, E. H., O, C. C., & Bradford, J. B. (2014) & Caputi, T. L., Smith, L. R., Strathdee, S. A., & Ayers, J. W. (2018)

There are gaps with health care that relates to being LGBT+ that some doctors and clinicians are not aware of and may get overlooked. Hunt, L., Vennat, M., & Waters, J. H. (2018) & Mai-Han Trinh, Agénor, M., Austin, S. B., Jackson, C. L., & Trinh, M.-H. (2017)

LGBTQ individuals have reported negative experiences with in the health care region with contributes to mental health. Hunt, L., Vennat, M., & Waters, J. H. (2018) & Mai-Han Trinh, Agénor, M., Austin, S. B., Jackson, C. L., & Trinh, M.-H. (2017)

Mental health disparities for LGBTQ+ individuals stem from discrimination, rejection, and stigma. Smalley, K. B., Warren, J. C., & Barefoot, K. N. (2016) & Mai-Han Trinh, Agénor, M., Austin, S. B., Jackson, C. L., & Trinh, M.-H. (2017)