Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health

The Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health provides an overview of research on the mental health of sexual minorities, defined as individuals who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, or same-gender attracted. It also provides an overview of research on the mental health of gender minorities, defined as individuals who do not fully identify with their sex assigned at birth, including people who are transgender or gender non-binary.

List of contents

• 1. Introduction


• Esther D. Rothblum


• Part I: History of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health


• 2. History of Sexual Orientation and Mental Health


• Kristin A. Hancock and Douglas C. Haldeman


• 3. History of Gender Identity and Mental Health


• lore m. dickey


• Part II: Mental Health Categories


• 4. Depression and Mood Disorders Among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations


• Gia Chodzen, Vickie M. Mays and Susan D. Cochran


• 5. Anxiety Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations


• Brandon J. Weiss and Bethany Owens Raymond


• 6. Trauma among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations


• David W. Pantalone, Kaitlyn R. Gorman, Erin T. Pereida, and Sarah E. Valentine


• 7. Body Image and Eating Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations


• Todd G. Morrison, Joshua W. Katz, Yaser Mirzaei, and Somayyeh Zare


• 8. Alcohol Use Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations


• Phoenix R. Crane, Katarina S. Swaringen, Anthony M. Foster, and Amelia E. Talley


• 9. Drug Use among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations


• Tyrel J. Starks, Cynthia M. Cabral, and Ali J. Talan


• 10. Nicotine Use among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations


• Alicia K. Matthews, Cherdsak Duangchang, and Chien-Ching Li


• 11. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations


• Jayme L. Peta


• 12. Sexual Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations


• Heather L. Armstrong


• 13. Personality Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations


• Julie Prud'homme, Christina L. Robillard, and Brianna Turner


• 14. Suicidal Behavior among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations


• Ann P. Haas and Maggie G. Mortali


• Part III: Specific Sexual and Gender Minority Populations


• 15. Black U.S. Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health


• Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, Lourdes Dolores Follins, Stacy W. Smallwood, Leo Wilton, Alishia Alexander, and Sean Saifa Wall


• 16. Latinx Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health


• Alison Cerezo, Juan Camarena, and Amaranta Ramirez


• 17. Asian American and Pacific Islander Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health


• Emily Hunt and Cindy Y. Huang


• 18. Indigenous American/Two-Spirit Mental Health


• Naomi Bird and Margaret Robinson


• 19. Biracial and Bi-Ethnic Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health


• Lauren E. Reid and Vanessa S. Stay


• 20. Sexual and Gender Mental Health among Children and Youth


• Jessica N. Fish, Laura Baams, and Jenifer K. McGuire


• 21. Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health among Older Adults


• Sandra S. Butler


• 22. Mental Health of Sexual and Gender Minority Immigrants and Refugees


• Edward Ou Jin Lee, Sarilee Kahn, Edward J. Alessi, and Abelardo Leon


• 23. Bisexual Mental Health


• Wendy B. Bostwick and Elizabeth A. Harrison


• 24. Transgender Mental Health


• Laura E. Kuper, Danna Bismar, and Whit Ryan


• 25. Gender Non-Binary Mental Health


• lore m. dickey


• 26. Intersex Mental Health


• Katrina Roen and Tove Lundberg


• 27. Mental Health for Asexual Individuals


• Esther D. Rothblum


• 28. Mental Health for Individuals with Pansexual and Queer Identities


• M. Paz Galupo


• 29. Mental Health for MSM (men who have sex with men) and WSW (women who have sex with women)


• Anna C. Salomaa and Jes L. Matsick


• 30. Mental Health for Sexual and Gender Minority Couples and Families


• Samantha L. Tornello


• 31. Mental Health for Sexual and Gender Minority Polyamorous and Consensually Non-Monogamous Individuals


• Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli


• 32. The Intersections of Physical and Mental Health among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations


• Michele J. Eliason


• 33. HIV/AIDS and Mental Health among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations


• Molly Silvestrini, Colleen C. Hoff, Y. Darin Witkovic, and Crystal Madriles


• 34. Mental Health for Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals with Physical or Cognitive Disabilities


• Meredith R. Maroney and Mallaigh McGinley


• 35. Stigma and Sexual/Gender Minority Mental Health


• Joanne DiPlacido and Carolyn R. Fallahi


• 36. The Role of Resilience in Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health


• Dawn M. Szymanski and Kirsten A. Gonzalez


• 37. Epilogue: Challenges in Research Methods and Future Directions on Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health Research


• David M. Frost

About the author

Esther D. Rothblum, PhD is Professor of Women's Studies at San Diego State University and Visiting Distinguished Scholar at the Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law. She is editor of the Journal of Lesbian Studies and was president of Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of LGBT Issues) of the American Psychological Association. Her research and writing have focused on LGBT relationships and mental health. She has compared LGB and heterosexual siblings, as well as transgender and cisgender siblings. Since 2001, Dr. Rothblum has compared same-sex couples in legal relationships with their heterosexual married siblings. She has edited 27 books, including Lesbian Friendships, Preventing Heterosexism and Homophobia, Boston Marriages: Romantic But Asexual Relationships Among Contemporary Lesbians, Lesbians in Academia, and Loving Boldly: Issues Facing Lesbians.

Summary

The Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of research on the mental health of sexual minorities-defined as those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, or same-gender attracted; as well as the mental health of gender minorities-defined as individuals who do not fully identify with their sex assigned at birth, including people who are transgender or gender non-binary. The twenty-first century has seen encouraging improvements in sampling, methods, and funding opportunities for research with sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations; nevertheless, a key purpose of this Handbook is to identify lingering gaps in research in order to motivate future scientists to expand knowledge about SGM mental health. The volume begins with a historical overview, followed by sections on mental health categories/diagnoses (such as anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, and suicide) and specific sexual and gender minority populations (including examinations of diverse ethnicities and orientations/identities). The handbook concludes with chapters on stigma, the role of resilience, and future directions for research with SGM groups. The volume is aimed at researchers conducting studies on the mental health of SGM populations, clinicians and researchers interested in psychiatric disorders that affect SGM populations, clinicians using evidence-based practice in the treatment of SGM patients/clients, students in mental health programs (clinical psychology, psychiatry, clinical social work, and psychiatric nursing), and policy makers.

Additional text

By As the social and political contexts of LGBTQ+ people change, what troubles us and what renews us often change as well. In an effort to highlight some of these changes, Esther Rothblum has edited the recently released Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health. The book is quite comprehensive, covering a broad range of psychopathology across 37 chapters.

Product details

• Authors: Esther D. Rothblum, Esther D. (EDT) Rothblum, Esther D. (Professor Rothblum
• Assisted by: Esther D. Rothblum (Editor), Esther D. (Professor Rothblum (Editor), Rothblum Esther D. (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2020
• EAN: 9780190067991
• ISBN: 978-0-19-006799-1
• No. of pages: 984
• Series: Oxford Library of Psychology; OXFORD LIBRARY OF PSYCHOLOGY SERIES
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Psychology > Theoretical psychology; Non-fiction book > Psychology, esoterics, spirituality, anthroposophy > Applied psychology; Klinische Psychologie, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Gender Studies, PSYCHOLOGY / Clinical Psychology, Psychology, PSYCHOLOGY / Mental Health, PSYCHOLOGY / Human Sexuality, Clinical psychology, Gender studies, gender groups, Psychology of gender, Psychology: sexual behaviour, Sexual Behaviour