Introduction and Background: Today, in 2022, there is a community that receives discrimination, lack of acceptance, and lack of equality. This is the LGBTQ community. They suffer from the indifferences of the way they express themselves resulting in a rise of mental health issues and overall health disparities.
Purpose Statement: The purpose of this review is to explore the disparities in mental health for the LGBT community including young adolescents and older adults. The question that drives this review is how does being a member of the LGBT community effect mental health.
Literature Review: This literature review utilized search engines such as PubMed, ETSU One Search, and Google Scholar. Articles were chosen from within the past five years and corresponded with disparities in mental health for the LGBT community and the effects of acceptance from others. Key words used during the search of articles included “LGBT”, “mental health”, “suicide”, and “nursing”. A total of four articles and one systematic review were selected.
Findings: Adolescents who didn’t have acceptance from others had a higher risk of suicide. Many mental health and substance abuse facilities didn’t have LGBT-specific programs. Healthcare professionals expressed the lack of training with LGBT clients but were willing to learn as it is relevant to their practice.
Conclusions: The United States is under pressure as we watch the LGBT community become victims of inequality and health disparities. There is a need for more training and cultural competency, and implications of programs and resources specifically for the LGBT community.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ETSU/oai:dc.etsu.edu:es-conf-1039 |
| Date | 14 April 2022 |
| Creators | Schleeter, Danielle |
| Publisher | Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University |
| Source Sets | East Tennessee State University |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | Epsilon Sigma at-Large Research Conference |
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