SynthesisSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2014
Stressful childhood experiences and health outcomes in sexual minority populations: a systematic review.
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- Emotion Regulation Differences Between Gender and Sexuality Groups: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Pooled it
- Gender Felt Pressure, Affective Domains, and Mental Health Outcomes among Transgender and Gender Diverse (TGD) Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review with Developmental and Clinical Implications.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Pooled it
- Mental Health Symptoms Associated with Sexualized Drug Use (Chemsex) among Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- The Etiologic, Theory-Based, Ontogenetic Hierarchical Framework of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Translational Systematic Review of Reviews.Psychological bulletin · 2021Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Family Victimization Experiences Among Sexual Minority Youth.The journal of primary prevention · 2018Pooled it
- Identifying Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Search Terminology: A Systematic Review of Health Systematic Reviews.PloS one · 2016Pooled it
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- Examining stressful life experiences as risk factors for self-injurious behaviors as a function of sexual minority status in adults.Journal of traumatic stress · 2026Article
- Early life stress modulates social behavior via oxytocin and arginine vasopressin in males.European archives of psychiatry and clinical neuroscience · 2026Article
- Self-Reported Psychosis Spectrum Symptoms Among Sexual and Gender Diverse Emerging Adults Screened for a Suicide Prevention Trial.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Charting paths to sexual well-being: a comprehensive research agenda for fostering sexual health in Europe and beyond.International journal of impotence research · 2026Review
- Resilience amid Adversity: A Qualitative Narrative Study of Childhood Sexual Abuse Among Bangladeshi Transgender Individuals.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Effects of intimate partner violence and homophobic bullying on ART adherence among young Thai men who have sex with men: a causal mediation analysis.BMC public health · 2025Article
- The socioecology of sexual minority stigma: Advancing theory on stigma-based mechanisms underlying sexual orientation-based disparities in health.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2024Article
- The Prevalence of Peer Sexual Harassment During Childhood in Australia.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2024Article
- LGBTQ+ drug and alcohol use: discrimination breeds disparity.The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners · 2024Article
- Sexual Abuse, Commercial Sexual Exploitation, and Cumulative Adversity Among Sexually Diverse and Non-Sexually Diverse Girls in the Juvenile Justice System.Journal of child sexual abuse · 2024Article
- Barriers and facilitators to mental health treatment access and engagement for LGBTQA+ people with psychosis: a scoping review protocol.Systematic reviews · 2024Article
- The association of sexual minority status and bullying victimization is modified by sex and grade: findings from a nationally representative sample.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Effects of intimate partner violence and homophobic bullying on ART adherence among young Thai men who have sex with men: a causal mediation analysis.Research square · 2023Article
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Abstract
purposeStressful childhood experiences (SCE) are associated with many different health outcomes, such as psychiatric symptoms, physical illnesses, alcohol and drug abuse, and victimization experiences. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are at risk to be victims of SCE and show higher prevalence of SCE when compared with heterosexual controls.
methodsThis review analyzed systematically 73 articles that addressed different types of SCE in sexual minority populations and included items of household dysfunction. The samples included adults who identified either their sexual orientation as non-heterosexual or their gender identity as transgender.
resultsThe studies reported childhood sexual abuse (CSA), childhood physical abuse (CPA), childhood emotional abuse (CEA), childhood physical neglect, and childhood emotional neglect. Items of household dysfunction were substance abuse of caregiver, parental separation, family history of mental illness, incarceration of caregiver, and witnessing violence. Prevalence of CSA showed a median of 33.5 % for studies using non-probability sampling and 20.7 % for those with probability sampling, the rates for CPA were 23.5 % (non-probability sampling) and 28.7 % (probability sampling). For CEA, the rates were 48.5 %, non-probability sampling, and 47.5 %, probability sampling. Outcomes related to SCE in LGBT populations included psychiatric symptoms, substance abuse, revictimization, dysfunctional behavioral adjustments, and others.
conclusionsLGBT populations showed high prevalence of SCE. Outcomes related to SCE ranged from psychiatric symptoms and disorders to physical ailments. Most studies were based in the USA. Future research should aim to target culturally different LGBT population in the rest of the world.
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