SynthesisEpidemiology and psychiatric sciences2023
Post-traumatic stress disorder among LGBTQ people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- Inclusion of sexual- and gender-minoritized individuals in randomized clinical trials of first-line treatments for posttraumatic stress disorder: A systematic literature review.Journal of traumatic stress · 2026Pooled it
- Interpersonal Victimization and Post-Traumatic Stress Among Transgender and Gender Expansive People: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2026Pooled it
- Mental Health in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations: A Systematic Review of Systematic Reviews With Narrative Synthesis and a Network Meta-Analysis of Suicide Attempts.The International journal of social psychiatry · 2026Pooled it
- Moving beyond gender: a systematic review of diversity data gaps in prospective trauma research.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2025Pooled it
- Prevalence and associated factors of post-traumatic stress disorders among LGBTQI+ adults: a systematic literature review.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Harnessing the power of FAIR data to advance sex/gender insights in psychotraumatology.European journal of psychotraumatology · 2026Review
- Mental health disparities in LGBTQIA+ populations: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.World psychiatry : official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA) · 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
- Trauma and posttraumatic stress among 2SLGBTQIA+ populations: Introduction to the special issue.Journal of traumatic stress · 2026Article
- Intersectional discrimination, identity conflict, and posttraumatic stress symptoms among bisexual+ people of color.Journal of traumatic stress · 2026Article
- Optimizing Engagement with Digital Mental Health Resources Among Sexual and Gender Minority Users: Protocol for a Series of Microrandomized Trials.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Co-occurring daily minority stressors and dissociation among trauma-exposed sexual minority women, transgender, and nonbinary people.Journal of traumatic stress · 2026Article
- State of the Science: The epidemiology of posttraumatic stress disorder.Journal of traumatic stress · 2026Review
- Barriers and facilitators to accessing addiction treatment services for sexual minority (LGBQ+) people: systematic review.The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science · 2026Review
- Post-traumatic stress disorder and adverse pregnancy outcomes: sexual orientation disparities in a prospective cohort study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2026Article
- Post-traumatic stress disorder in autistic and non-autistic adults: The impact of appraisals on reactions to traumatic events.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026Article
- Intimate Partner Violence and its Association with Symptoms of Depression and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Among HIV-Negative Cisgender Sexual Minority Men in the United States.Sexual and gender diversity in social services · 2026Article
- Transgender and gender-diverse autistic adolescents are at elevated risk of depression.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2026Article
- Discrimination and Symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Among Black Transgender Women in the United States: The Moderating Effect of Sleep.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Article
- Construction and validation of multiple machine learning models for influencing factors of postpartum post-traumatic stress disorder in primiparas.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
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Abstract
aimsLesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people (LGBTQ) are at increased risk of traumatization. This systematic review aimed to summarize data regarding the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for LGBTQ people and their subgroups.
methodsMedline, Scopus, PsycINFO and EMBASE were searched until September 2022. Studies reporting a comparative estimation of PTSD among LGBTQ population and the general population (i.e., heterosexual/cisgender), without restrictions on participants' age and setting for the enrolment, were identified. Meta-analyses were based on odds ratio (OR and 95% confidence intervals [CI]), estimated through inverse variance models with random effects.
resultsThe review process led to the selection of 27 studies, involving a total of 31,903 LGBTQ people and 273,842 controls, which were included in the quantitative synthesis. Overall, LGBTQ people showed an increased risk of PTSD (OR: 2.20 [95% CI: 1.85; 2.60]), although there was evidence of marked heterogeneity in the estimate (
conclusionsLGBTQ people are at higher risk of PTSD compared with their cisgender/heterosexual peers. This evidence may contribute to the public awareness on LGBTQ mental health needs and suggest supportive strategies as well as preventive interventions (e.g., supportive programs, counselling, and destigmatizing efforts) as parts of a tailored health-care planning aimed to reduce psychiatric morbidity in this at-risk population.
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