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ArticleJournal of the Royal Society of New Zealand2025

'Is it worth potentially dealing with someone who won't get it?': LGBTQA+ university students' perspectives on mental health care.

Claudia Garcia, Eddy Grant, Gareth J Treharne, Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle, Mathijs F G Lucassen, Damian Scarf, Mele Taumoepeau, Jaimie Veale, Charlene Rapsey

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Article in Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Claudia GarciaDepartment of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5640-0834
Eddy GrantDepartment of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Gareth J TreharneDepartment of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Hitaua Arahanga-DoyleDepartment of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5416-1008
Mathijs F G LucassenSchool of Health, Wellbeing, and Social Care, The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK.
Damian ScarfDepartment of Psychology, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Mele TaumoepeauSchool of Psychology, Victoria University of Wellington, Wellington, New Zealand.
Jaimie VealeSchool of Psychology, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand.
Charlene RapseyDepartment of Psychological Medicine, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

LGBTQA+ university students have unique mental health needs and high rates of mental distress compared to their cisgender heterosexual peers; however, it is likely that many LGBTQA+ individuals remain untreated or receive inappropriate or insensitive care. The aim of this study was to explore the experiences and preferences in mental health care of LGBTQA+ university students in Aotearoa New Zealand. Twenty-eight young adults participated across 12 focus groups or interviews in which they were asked about their experiences and preferences. We used thematic analysis to identify patterns of meaning in the data. Researchers developed three themes of I can do this on my own, but others should seek help; you have to be lucky to access mental health care; and 'therapists just need to be a bit more like up with the programme'. The results of this study mirror those found in more general studies of LGBTQA+ mental healthcare experiences, however, also adds to considerations for university campus healthcare services. The findings of this study should be considered by all mental health providers working with LGBTQA+ young adult university students.

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educationhealthcareLGBTMental health carequalitativequeerstudent

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PMCPMC11619006

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