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Mental Health in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Youth

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Russell, Stephen T., Fish, Jessica N.·2016·Annual Review of Clinical Psychology

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Today's lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth come out at younger ages, and public support for LGBT issues has dramatically increased, so why do LGBT youth continue to be at high risk for compromised mental health? We provide an overview of the contemporary context for LGBT youth, followed by a review of current science on LGBT youth mental health. Research in the past decade has identified risk and protective factors for mental health, which point to promising directions for prevention, intervention, and treatment. Legal and policy successes have set the stage for advances in programs and practices that may foster LGBT youth mental health. Implications for clinical care are discussed, and important areas for new research and practice are identified.

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  • LGBTQ+ individuals report disproportionately high rates of stress-associated concerns-such as depression, anxiety, and suicidality-due to discrimination resulting from their minoritized status.

    “When compared to their cisgender, heterosexual counterparts, LGBTQ+ individuals report disproportionately high rates of stress-associated concerns—such as depression, anxiety, and suicidality—due to the discrimination that results from their minoritized status in society (Meyer, 2003; Russell & Fish, 2016).”

    From Demonstrating LGBTQ+ Affirmative Practice in Groups:: Developing Competence through Simulation-Based Learning (2022) · cites this paper as Russell & Fish, 2016

    The Prevalence of Mental Health Problems Among LGBT Youth section (page not provided) reports higher rates of mood and anxiety symptoms and suicidality among LGBT youth than heterosexual youth. The review also links discrimination and other minority stressors to poorer mental health. The claim extends these findings to LGBTQ+ individuals of all ages and a cisgender comparison group; the review says evidence specifically identifying transgender people remains limited. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • Prejudice, discrimination, harassment, and violence from families, peers, and communities of origin impact LGBQ+ youth mental health, and they experience higher rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicidal ideation and attempts.

    “Prejudice, discrimination, harassment, and violence from families, peers, and communities of origin all impact their mental health and they experience higher rates of depression, anxiety, self-harm, and suicidal ideation and attempts in response (Russell and Fish 2016).”

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Authors
Russell, S. T., & Fish, J. N.
Affiliations
  • Department of Human Development and Family Sciences,
  • The University of Texas at Austin (US)
Venue
Annual Review of Clinical Psychology
Published
2016-03-28
Volume
12
Issue
1
Pages
465-487
ISSN
  • 1548-5943 (ISSN-L)
  • 1548-5951
OpenAlex
W2119188853
Cited by
1,276
References
150
Citations by year
2026: 127 · 2025: 161 · 2024: 181 · 2023: 151 · 2022: 155 · 2021: 148 · 2020: 151 · 2019: 95 · 2018: 66 · 2017: 33 · 2016: 6
FWCI
10.37
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Annual Review of Clinical Psychology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (F32AA023138)
  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (R24HD042849, P2CHD042849)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Social Psychology › LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
  • Social Sciences › Gender Studies › Gender, Sexuality, and Education
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Clinical Psychology › Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
Keywords
LGBTQ youth, mental health, sexual minority youth, coming out, risk factors, protective factors, prevention, intervention, treatment, LGBT policy, clinical care, mental health disparities
MeSH terms
Sexual and Gender Minorities, Adolescent, Mental Disorders, Humans

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