ArticleJournal of clinical nursing2016
Racial/ethnic differences in unmet needs for mental health and substance use treatment in a community-based sample of sexual minority women.
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37 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 59 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Substance use patterns among sexual minority women: a mini review.Frontiers in global women's health · 2026Review
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- Risk factors of substance use treatment gaps among a nationally representative sample of black American adults in relation to sexual minority status and health insurance coverage.BMC psychology · 2024Article
- Mental health coping strategies and support needs among marginalised further and higher education students in the UK: A cross-sectional study.PLOS mental health · 2024Article
- Toward Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Sexual Minority Women: Voices From Stakeholders and Community Members.Cognitive and behavioral practice · 2023Article
- A conceptual framework for queer, black womxn sexual assault survivors: an adaptation of the minoritised stress model.Culture, health & sexuality · 2023Article
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- Sexual Violence and Mental Health among Young Bi+ and Lesbian Women and Gender Minoritized People.Journal of gay & lesbian mental health · 2023Article
- Testing whether the combination of victimization and minority stressors exacerbate PTSD risks in a diverse community sample of sexual minority women.Psychology and sexuality · 2023Article
- Are Cisgender Women and Transgender and Nonbinary People Drinking More During the COVID-19 Pandemic? It Depends.Alcohol research : current reviews · 2023Review
- A Review of Disparities in Cannabis Use and Cannabis Use Disorder Affecting Sexual and Gender Minority Populations and Evidence for Contributing Factors.Current addiction reports · 2022Article
- Examining an In-Home Behavioral Parent Training Protocol Among Parents Who Use Substances Involved Child Welfare: Effectiveness of SafeCare.Child maltreatment · 2022Article
- Gender self-concept and hazardous drinking among sexual minority women: Results from the Chicago health and life experiences of women (CHLEW) study.Addictive behaviors · 2022Article
- Alcohol use, behavioral and mental health help-seeking, and treatment satisfaction among sexual minority women.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2022Article
- Recovery among sexual minorities in the united states population: Prevalence, characteristics, quality of life and functioning compared with heterosexual majority.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
- The Association between Hazardous Drinking Indicators and Drinking Problem Concerns among Sexual Minority Women.Annals of LGBTQ public and population health · 2021Article
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Abstract
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objectivesTo examine the unmet needs for mental health and substance use treatment among a diverse sample of sexual minority women (lesbian, bisexual).
backgroundSexual minority women are more likely than heterosexual women to report depression and hazardous drinking. However, relatively little is known about sexual minority women's use of mental health or substance use treatment services, particularly about whether use varies by race/ethnicity.
designCross-sectional analysis of existing data.
methodsAnalyses included data from 699 Latina, African American and white sexual minority women interviewed in wave 3 of the 17-year Chicago Health and Life Experiences of Women study. Using logistic regression, we examined the associations among sexual identity, race/ethnicity, use of mental health and substance use treatment, as well as potential unmet need for treatment.
resultsOverall, women in the study reported high levels of depression and alcohol dependence, and these varied by sexual identity and race/ethnicity. Use of mental health and substance use treatment also varied by race/ethnicity, as did potential unmet need for both mental health and substance use treatment.
conclusionsOur findings that suggest although use of treatment among sexual minority women is high overall, there is a potentially sizable unmet need for mental health and substance use treatment that varies by race/ethnicity, with Latina women showing the greatest unmet need for treatment. RELEVANCE TO CLINICAL PRACTICE: Nurses and other healthcare providers should be aware of the high rates of depression and hazardous drinking among sexual minority women, understand the factors that may increase the risk of these conditions among sexual minority women, the potentially high unmet need for mental health and substance use treatment - perhaps particularly among Latina women and be equipped to provide culturally sensitive care or refer to appropriate treatment services as needed.
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