SynthesisAmerican journal of men's health
Mental Health Disparities Among Homosexual Men and Minorities: A Systematic Review.
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- Sexual stigma as a psychosocial mediator between racialized status and mental health in sexual minority men.Social psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology · 2026Article
- Self-rated health and inflammation: Associations among partnered sexual minority and heterosexual adults.Health psychology : official journal of the Division of Health Psychology, American Psychological Association · 2026Article
- Childhood Threat and Deprivation and Links to Mental Health Behaviors and Health Risk Behaviors Among Young Sexual Minority Men: The Differential Roles of Mindfulness and Emotion Regulation.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Article
- Associated factors of depression, anxiety, and suicide behavior among men in Switzerland: findings from the Swiss health survey 2022.Frontiers in psychology · 2026Article
- Capacity needs of Pakistani psychiatrists to deliver community-sensitive mental health services to sexual minority men.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Development of an mHealth App Prototype for LGBTQIA+ Individuals' Sexual and Reproductive Health in Gauteng Province, South Africa: Design Science Research Study.JMIR formative research · 2025Article
- How do anxiety and depression trajectories vary among Black, Latinx, and Afro-Latinx sexual minority young men? Uncovering variation in development with intersectional subgroups.Developmental psychology · 2025Article
- Do sexual minority strengths buffer the association between sexual minority stressors and loneliness among midlife and older sexual minority cisgender men?Aging & mental health · 2025Article
- A network analysis of 'thinking a lot': Connections to childhood trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder among men who have sex with men in Vietnam.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025Article
- Inflammation and minority stress: A moderated mediation model of childhood adversity and mental health in young men who have sex with men.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2025Article
- Homosexuality: A Mental Problem That Shouldn't Be Called Sexual Deviance.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
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Abstract
Mental health disparities in sexual minorities, particularly homosexual and bisexual men, are a significant public health concern. This study examines six key themes: general psychiatric issues, health services, minority stress, trauma and PTSD, substance and drug misuse, and suicidal ideation. The aim is to provide a comprehensive synthesis of the evidence, identify potential intervention and prevention strategies, and address knowledge gaps in understanding the unique experiences of homosexual and bisexual men. Reported as per the PRISMA Statement 2020 guidelines, PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, and Scopus were searched until February 15, 2023, with no language restrictions. A combination of the following keywords and MeSH terms was used: homosexual, bisexual, gay, men who have sex with men, mental health, psychiatric disorders, health disparities, sexual minorities, anxiety, depression, minority, stress, trauma, substance, drug misuse, and/or suicidality. Out of 1,971 studies located through database searching, 28 were included in this study pooling a total of 199,082 participants from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, China, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Israel, Switzerland, and Russia. Thematic findings of all the studies were tabulated and thereby synthesized. Addressing mental health disparities in gay, bisexual men, and sexual minorities requires evidence-based, comprehensive approaches, culturally competent care, accessible services, targeted prevention strategies, community-based support, public awareness, routine screenings, and research collaboration. This inclusive, research-informed approach can effectively reduce mental health issues and enable optimal well-being in these populations.
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