ArticleCurrent sexual health reports2017
Bisexuality, minority stress, and health.
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- Disparities in Awareness, Willingness and Uptake of Biomedical HIV Prevention Among Bisexual and Gay Men: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2026Pooled it
- Emotion Regulation Differences Between Gender and Sexuality Groups: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Archives of sexual behavior · 2025Pooled it
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- Gender Nonconformity and Minority Stress Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Individuals: A Meta-Analytic Review.Perspectives on psychological science : a journal of the Association for Psychological Science · 2021Pooled it
- Comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis on physical health conditions in lesbian- and bisexual-identified women compared with heterosexual-identified women.Women's health (London, England)Pooled it
- Willingness to Prescribe PrEP to Bisexual Men Depends on Genders of Their Past Partners: A Study of Medical Students in the USA.Archives of sexual behavior · 2022Trial
- Identifying leaks in the STEM recruitment pipeline among sexual and gender minority US secondary students.PloS one · 2022Trial
- A transdiagnostic minority stress intervention for gender diverse sexual minority women's depression, anxiety, and unhealthy alcohol use: A randomized controlled trial.Journal of consulting and clinical psychology · 2020Trial
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- Longitudinal associations between internalized homophobia trajectories and psychological distress among sexual minority adults: A growth mixture model.Psychology and psychotherapy · 2026Article
- Associations between health care access and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms among rural and urban lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer adults.Journal of traumatic stress · 2026Article
- Social-Cognitive and Identity-Related Factors Promoting Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake Among Bisexual Men.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Intersectional discrimination, identity conflict, and posttraumatic stress symptoms among bisexual+ people of color.Journal of traumatic stress · 2026Article
- Sexual orientation differences in trauma exposure and posttraumatic stress symptoms among adults in treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder.Journal of traumatic stress · 2026Article
- Mpox Vaccine Hesitancy Among Sexually Active People with HIV in Care at Risk for mpox.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Heterogeneity in sexual identity development among young sexual minority cisgender women: Associations with outness, victimization, and depression.Psychology of sexual orientation and gender diversity · 2026Article
- Substance use and sexual orientation among adolescents: Differences by age group and sex in the 2023 National Survey of Drug Use and Health.The American journal on addictions · 2026Article
- Age-Related Trends in Eating-Pathology Symptoms Among Sexual Minority Adults.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2026Article
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Abstract
purpose of reviewBisexual individuals are at increased risk for negative health outcomes compared to heterosexual individuals and often compared to gay/lesbian individuals as well. The goal of this article is to summarize the current evidence-base on bisexual health disparities, to describe factors that influence them, and to review interventions designed to improve the health of bisexual individuals. RECENT
findingsBased on our review of the literature, we conclude that there is strong evidence that bisexual individuals are at increased risk for mental health and substance use problems. These disparities are evident across dimensions of bisexuality (identity, attraction, and behavior), but there are important nuances to these findings. There is also evidence that bisexual men are at increased risk for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) compared to heterosexual men and that bisexual women are at increased risk for STIs compared to both lesbians and heterosexual women. Although there are numerous causes of these disparities, a leading contributor is stress related to stigma and discrimination. Most of the interventions that have been developed for bisexual individuals are HIV prevention programs for behaviorally bisexual men of color. Despite less attention to mental health and substance use interventions for bisexual individuals, recent developments show promise in their potential application to this population. SUMMARY: Bisexual individuals are at increased risk for mental health, substance use, and sexual health problems, and this is due, in part, to stigma and discrimination. Future research should continue to examine how different dimensions of bisexuality relate to health disparities and factors that influence them. There is also an urgent need to develop, test, and disseminate interventions to improve the health of bisexual individuals.
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