Stigma and Minority Stress as Social Determinants of Health Among Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth: Research Evidence and Clinical Implications.

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In this article, we review theory and evidence on stigma and minority stress as social/structural determinants of health among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) youth. We discuss different forms of stigma at individual (eg, identity concealment), interpersonal (eg, victimization), and structural (eg, laws and social norms) levels, as well as the mechanisms linking stigma to adverse health outcomes among LGBT youth. Finally, we discuss clinical (eg, cognitive behavioral therapy) and public health (eg, antibullying policies) interventions that effectively target stigma-inducing mechanisms to improve the health of LGBT youth.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Pediatr. Clin. North Am.

Title: Pediatric clinics of North America

Publisher: Elsevier BV

ISSN (Electronic): 1557-8240

ISSN (Print): 0031-3955

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 2016

Volume: 63

Issue: 6

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Room 549B, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: mlh2101@cumc.columbia.edu.

[2 ] Chronic Disease Epidemiology: Social & Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, 60 College Street, Suite 316, New Haven, CT 06510, USA.

Article

Publisher Item ID: S0031-3955(16)41055-2

DOI: 10.1016/j.pcl.2016.07.003

PubMed ID: 27865340

SO-VID: 05f0cbd1-ee81-4f6e-91d4-48a2bd2d9bf0

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Keywords: Minority stress,Stigma,Health,LGBT youth

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Keywords: Minority stress, Stigma, Health, LGBT youth

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