The influence of minority stress on indicators of suicidality among lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender adults in Thailand.

Priyoth Kittiteerasack Alicia Phoenix Matthews Alana D Steffen Colleen Corte Linda L McCreary Wendy B Bostwick Chang Gi Park Timothy P Johnson

Published in: Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing (2020)

Study findings have implications for nursing education, practice and research. Nursing education should include information about the influence of sexual orientation and gender identity on mental health outcomes. Further, systematic screening for suicidality should be conducted by LGBT serving psychiatric and mental health nurses. Finally, research is needed to determine best practices for interventions aimed at reducing suicidality risk among LGBT individuals.

Keyphrases

mental health
healthcare
men who have sex with men
quality improvement
hiv testing
primary care
mental illness
hiv positive
health information
stress induced
human immunodeficiency virus
south africa
hiv infected