ArticleJournal of adolescent research2013
Perceived mental illness stigma, intimate relationships and sexual risk behavior in youth with mental illness.
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- "We Want Our Therapist to Talk With Us About Sexuality and Gender Diversity": Qualitative Perspectives of Adolescents and Professionals in Youth Mental Health Care.Clinical child psychology and psychiatry · 2026Article
- A qualitative exploration of the experience of individual-level stigma among adolescents with a chronic illness.PloS one · 2025Article
- Marriage in persons with severe mental illness: A narrative review-based framework for a supported relationship.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2023Review
- Stigma and the Intersection of Ethnicity, Gender, Romantic Relationships, and Serious Mental Illness: Perspectives from Latinxs with Schizophrenia and Their Family Members.Stigma and health · 2023Article
- Sexual knowledge of Queensland forensic mental health patients: A cross-sectional quantitative study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- Sociodemographic and clinical features of men and women with eating disorders: a diagnosis-matched, retrospective comparison among inpatients.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2023Article
- A Qualitative Study on Sexuality and Sexual Experiences in Community Forensic Mental Health Patients in Queensland, Australia.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- An Exploratory Analysis of Unhealthy and Abusive Relationships for Adults with Serious Mental Illnesses Living in Supportive Housing.Community mental health journal · 2017Article
- Mental illness sexual stigma: Implications for health and recovery.Psychiatric rehabilitation journal · 2016Article
- Addressing Unmet Sexual Health Needs among Black Adolescents with Mental Illnesses.Journal of black sexuality and relationships · 2016Article
- Personalized Biobehavioral HIV Prevention for Women and Adolescent Girls.Global advances in health and medicine · 2013Article
- Validation of the Mental Illness Sexual Stigma Questionnaire (MISS-Q) in a sample of Brazilian adults in psychiatric care.Jornal brasileiro de psiquiatriaArticle
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Abstract
The current study examines the role of mental illness-related stigma on romantic or sexual relationships and sexual behavior among youth with mental illness (MI), including youths' experiences of stigma, the internalization of these experiences, and the behavior associated with managing stigma within romantic and sexual relationships. We conducted in-depth interviews with N=20 youth with mental illness (MI) (55% male, 16-24 years, 75% Latino) from 4 psychiatric outpatient clinics in New York City. We conducted a thematic analysis to investigate shared experiences of MI stigma and its impact on youth's sexual or romantic relationships and associated behaviors. Our analysis revealed four main themes: 1) societal perceptions of those with MI as partners (societal stigma); 2) individual experiences of stigma within relationships (individual level); 3) internalized stigma of self as a partner (social-psychological processes); and 4) managing a stigmatized identity, of which some of the behaviors directly placed them at increased risk for HIV. We found that just under half of the sample (n=9/20) endorsed all themes, including engaging in HIV/STI sexual risk behaviors as a method to manage a stigmatize identity, which suggests that MI stigma and sexual risk may be linked. We discuss differences by gender and diagnosis. Findings provide new information for providers and researchers to address on the role of stigma experiences in the romantic and sexual behavior of youth in psychiatric treatment. Implications for stigma and HIV/STI prevention interventions are discussed.
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