Psych Gumbo » LGBTQ https://www.psychgumbo.com Mental Health for the New Orleans and Tulane Community Fri, 20 Feb 2015 12:51:54 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 LGBTQ Mental Health: Facing the Double Stigma https://www.psychgumbo.com/2013/08/30/lgbtq-mental-health-facing-the-double-stigma/ https://www.psychgumbo.com/2013/08/30/lgbtq-mental-health-facing-the-double-stigma/#comments Fri, 30 Aug 2013 14:00:51 +0000 Psychgumbo https://psychgumbo.com/?p=268 LGBTQ mental health pic 2

The LGBTQ community is a population that is faced with stigma and stereotypes. Because of this, those in this minority population are often more susceptible to mental health issues and are at higher risk for suicide. In fact, LGBTQ adults are 2.5x more likely than heterosexuals to have had a mental health disorder related to mood, anxiety or substance abuse, in their lifetime. Furthermore, the rates of suicide attempt among LGBTQ youth are 20-40% higher than among non-LGBTQ youth.

In this week’s Psych Gumbo, Dr. Holly Peek discusses mental health issues of the LGBTQ community with special guest, Dr. Myo Thwin Myint. Dr. Myint is a physician with training in pediatrics, general psychiatry and child & adolescent psychiatry. Among others, his interests includes LGBTQ mental health.

Here are some recommended resources for more information on LGBTQ mental health:

It Gets Better Project

The Trevor Project

Family Acceptance Project 

National Alliance on Mental Illness: GLBT Resources

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