LGBT health : meeting the needs of gender and sexual minorities / K. Bryant Smalley, Jacob C. Warren, K. Nikki Barefoot, editors.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

"LGBT Health: Meeting the Needs of Gender and Sexual Minorities offers a first-of-its-kind, comprehensive view of mental, medical, and public health conditions within the LGBT community. This book examines the health outcomes and risk factors that gender and sexual minority groups face while simultaneously providing evidence-based clinical recommendations and resources for meeting their health needs. Drawing from leading scholars and practitioners of LGBT health, this holistic, centralized text synthesizes epidemiologic, medical, psychological, sociological, and public health research related to the origins of, current state of, and ways to improve LGBT health. The award-winning editors have assembled LGBT health experts who have conducted extensive research into diverse areas of LGBT health. Sections guide the reader through the entire spectrum of LGBT health, from the historical roots of LGBT health research all the way to modern, emerging lines of inquiry to improve health among diverse gender and sexual minority groups. Specific groundbreaking coverage includes such populations as LGBT veterans; reproductive health and parenting; sexual minority persons living with chronic illness and disability, and more. This encompassing volume serves as a go-to reference, a call to action, and a guide for anyone involved in researching and improving the health of LGBT populations. Key Features Synthesizes research from the psychological, sociological, medical, and public health fields into a comprehensive discussion of LGBT health Covers the continuum of health from antecedents and sociocultural determinants through specific evidence-based approaches for improving outcomes Includes specific focus on a wide range of health outcomes, including topics often neglected in the field such as reproductive health and parenting, intimate partner violence, cancer, and other chronic diseases Specifically investigates a variety of LGBT subgroups and their unique health needs including for LGBT veterans, transgender men and women, and racial and ethnic minorities who are LGBT."--Publisher description

Gender and sexual minority health : history, current state, and terminology / K. Bryant Smalley, Jacob C. Warren, and K. Nikki Barefoot -- Sociocultural and systemic barriers to health for gender and sexual minority populations / Zachary McClain, Rosemary Thomas, and Baligh Yehia -- Health risk behaviors in the gender and sexual minority population / Nathaniel Kralik and Daniel Skinner -- Obesity in gender and sexual minority groups / Tyler B. Mason, Robin J. Lewis, and Kristin E. Heron -- Cancer in gender and sexual minority groups / Gwendolyn P. Quinn, Janella N. Hudson, Michelle T. Aihe, Lauren E. Wilson, and Matthew B. Schabath -- Chronic illnesses and conditions in gender and sexual minority individuals / Jane A. McElroy and Maria T. Brown -- Reproductive health and parenting in gender and sexual minority populations / K. Nikki Barefoot, K. Bryant Smalley, and Jacob C. Warren -- Intimate partner violence among gender and sexual minority groups / Rita M. Melendez and Jillian Crystal Salazar -- The needs of gender and sexual minority persons living with disabilities / Franco Dispenza, Tameeka L. Hunter, and Asha Kumar -- The mental health of gender and sexual minority groups in context / Tracy J. Cohn, Stephen P. Casazza, and Elizabeth M. Cottrell -- Suicide and self-injury in gender and sexual minority populations / Kimberly H. McManama O'Brien, Richard T. Liu, Jennifer M. Putney, Taylor A. Burke, and Laika D. Aguinaldo -- Substance use among gender and sexual minority youth and adults / Genevieve Weber and Ashby Dodge -- HIV and other sexually transmitted infections within the gender and sexual minority community / Keith J. Horvath, Nicholas Yared, Sara Lammert, Alan Lifson, and Shalini Kulasingam -- Gender minority health : affirmative care for the community / lore m. dickey and Colt Keo-Meier -- The health of racial and ethnic minority gender and sexual minority populations / Jacob C. Warren, K. Bryant Smalley, and K. Nikki Barefoot -- Bisexual health / Jacob C. Warren, K. Bryant Smalley, and K. Nikki Barefoot -- Advances in research with gender and sexual minority youth in the 21st century / Nicholas C. Heck, Lucas A. Mirabito, and Juan P. Zapata -- Rural gender and sexual minority health / K. Bryant Smalley, Jacob C. Warren, Amanda Rickard, and K. Nikki Barefoot -- Gender and sexual minority military personnel and veterans / Nicholas Grant and Jeri Muse -- Aging, resilience, and health in gender and sexual minority populations / Lake Dziengel and K. Abel Knochel -- Evidence-based approaches for improving gender and sexual minority health by reducing minority stress / Melvin C. Hampton and John E. Pachankis -- Recommendations for practitioners for providing competent care to gender and sexual minority individuals / Matthew R. Capriotti and Annesa Flentje -- Future directions in gender and sexual minority health research / K. Bryant Smalley, Jacob C. Warren, and K. Nikki Barefoot.

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