ArticleJournal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine2016
Mental and Physical Health among Homeless Sexual and Gender Minorities in a Major Urban US City.
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35 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 65 citations in OpenAlex.
- Post-traumatic stress disorder among LGBTQ people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Epidemiology and psychiatric sciences · 2023Pooled it
- Intimate Partner Violence in Transgender Populations: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Prevalence and Correlates.American journal of public health · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of social stress and mental health among transgender and gender non-conforming people in the United States.Clinical psychology review · 2018Pooled it
- Correlates of Sexual Minority Stress Profiles in Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV Who Use Stimulants.Archives of sexual behavior · 2026Article
- Fewer screens, greater needs: housing insecurity and healthcare costs for transgender patients in a safety-net system.Health affairs scholar · 2026Article
- Exploring HIV Risk Among Sexual Minority Women by Identity and Behavior in a Population-Based Sample of Low-Income Heterosexually Active Women.LGBT health · 2025Article
- Health literacy mediates the association between cognition and healthcare provider interactions among gay and bisexual men with HIV disease.The Clinical neuropsychologist · 2025Article
- Loneliness and Social and Emotional Support Among Sexual and Gender Minority Caregivers.JAMA network open · 2024Article
- Despite Higher Rates of Minimally Recommended Depression Treatment, Transgender and Gender Diverse Medicare Beneficiaries with Depression Have Poorer Mental Health Outcomes: Analysis of 2009-2016 Medicare Data.Transgender health · 2024Article
- A scoping review examining patient experience and what matters to people experiencing homelessness when seeking healthcare.BMC health services research · 2024Article
- Transgender Women Experiencing Homelessness - National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Among Transgender Women, Seven Urban Areas, United States, 2019-2020.MMWR supplements · 2024Article
- Risk factors of homelessness among sexual and gender minorities in the Southeastern U.S.Journal of social distress and the homeless · 2024Article
- A comparison of chronic conditions between transgender and cisgender individuals with recent incarceration and in the community in a United States county.International journal of transgender health · 2024Article
- Overamped: Stimulant Use and HIV Pathogenesis.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2023Review
- Intimate Partner Violence Among Sexual Minority Women: A Scoping Review.Trauma, violence & abuse · 2023Article
- Predictors of self-reported general health status in people experiencing homelessness with serious mental illness.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Intimate Partner Violence and Mental Health Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Young Adults.Journal of family violence · 2023Article
- Differential associations of homelessness with emergency department visits and hospitalizations by race, ethnicity, and gender.Health services research · 2022Article
- Discrimination, Substance Use, and Mental Health among Sexual and Gender Minority Adults Accessing Day Shelter Services.Substance use & misuse · 2022Article
- Towards an integrative self: a digital photo elicitation study of resilience among key marginalized populations of sexual and gender minority youth.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2021Article
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Abstract
Sexual and gender minorities have been shown to have greater rates of mental health, substance use disorders, and specific types of health problems compared to heterosexuals. Among the homeless population in several US urban areas, sexual and gender minorities are overrepresented but few studies have examined the mental and physical health status of homeless sexual and gender minorities, with studies on homeless gender minorities being particularly hard to find. Using survey data obtained from the city and county of San Francisco (2015 Homeless Survey), this study examined differences in causes of homelessness, physical and mental health problems, and domestic violence among homeless sexual and gender minorities and their heterosexual and cisgender (i.e., non-transgender) counterparts, respectively. Lesbians and bisexual women, and gay and bisexual men did not differ from their cisgender heterosexual counterparts. Cisgender men who identified as queer or "other" in response to sexual orientation questions had higher rates of psychiatric problems and posttraumatic stress disorder, while cisgender women who identified as queer or "other" had higher rates of psychiatric problems and drug and alcohol use. Transgender men who were homeless were found to be particularly at risk for physical health problems, mental health problems, and domestic violence or abuse. Transgender women were more likely to report posttraumatic stress disorder. This study suggests that transgender men and cisgender sexual minority men and women who identify as queer or "other" are groups among the homeless that may benefit from increased outreach and services.
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