The Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health

The Oxford Handbook of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of research on the mental health of sexual minorities-defined as those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer, or same-gender attracted; as well as the mental health of gender minorities-defined as individuals who do not fully identify with their sex assigned at birth, including people who are transgender or gender non-binary. The twenty-first century has seen encouraging improvements in sampling, methods, and funding opportunities for research with sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations; nevertheless, a key purpose of this Handbook is to identify lingering gaps in research in order to motivate future scientists to expand knowledge about SGM mental health. The volume begins with a historical overview, followed by sections on mental health categories/diagnoses (such as anxiety, trauma, eating disorders, and suicide) and specific sexual and gender minority populations (including examinations of diverse ethnicities and orientations/identities). The handbook concludes with chapters on stigma, the role of resilience, and future directions for research with SGM groups. The volume is aimed at researchers conducting studies on the mental health of SGM populations, clinicians and researchers interested in psychiatric disorders that affect SGM populations, clinicians using evidence-based practice in the treatment of SGM patients/clients, students in mental health programs (clinical psychology, psychiatry, clinical social work, and psychiatric nursing), and policy makers.

Esther D. Rothblum, PhD is Professor of Women's Studies at San Diego State University and Visiting Distinguished Scholar at the Williams Institute, UCLA School of Law. She is editor of the Journal of Lesbian Studies and was president of Division 44 (Society for the Psychological Study of LGBT Issues) of the American Psychological Association. Her research and writing have focused on LGBT relationships and mental health. She has compared LGB and heterosexual siblings, as well as transgender and cisgender siblings. Since 2001, Dr. Rothblum has compared same-sex couples in legal relationships with their heterosexual married siblings. She has edited 27 books, including Lesbian Friendships, Preventing Heterosexism and Homophobia, Boston Marriages: Romantic But Asexual Relationships Among Contemporary Lesbians, Lesbians in Academia, and Loving Boldly: Issues Facing Lesbians.

1. Introduction Esther D. Rothblum Part I: History of Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health 2. History of Sexual Orientation and Mental Health Kristin A. Hancock and Douglas C. Haldeman 3. History of Gender Identity and Mental Health lore m. dickey Part II: Mental Health Categories 4. Depression and Mood Disorders Among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Gia Chodzen, Vickie M. Mays and Susan D. Cochran 5. Anxiety Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Brandon J. Weiss and Bethany Owens Raymond 6. Trauma among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations David W. Pantalone, Kaitlyn R. Gorman, Erin T. Pereida, and Sarah E. Valentine 7. Body Image and Eating Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Todd G. Morrison, Joshua W. Katz, Yaser Mirzaei, and Somayyeh Zare 8. Alcohol Use Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Phoenix R. Crane, Katarina S. Swaringen, Anthony M. Foster, and Amelia E. Talley 9. Drug Use among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Tyrel J. Starks, Cynthia M. Cabral, and Ali J. Talan 10. Nicotine Use among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Alicia K. Matthews, Cherdsak Duangchang, and Chien-Ching Li 11. Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Jayme L. Peta 12. Sexual Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Heather L. Armstrong 13. Personality Disorders among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Julie Prud'homme, Christina L. Robillard, and Brianna Turner 14. Suicidal Behavior among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Ann P. Haas and Maggie G. Mortali Part III: Specific Sexual and Gender Minority Populations 15. Black U.S. Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health Jonathan Mathias Lassiter, Lourdes Dolores Follins, Stacy W. Smallwood, Leo Wilton, Alishia Alexander, and Sean Saifa Wall 16. Latinx Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health Alison Cerezo, Juan Camarena, and Amaranta Ramirez 17. Asian American and Pacific Islander Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health Emily Hunt and Cindy Y. Huang 18. Indigenous American/Two-Spirit Mental Health Naomi Bird and Margaret Robinson 19. Biracial and Bi-Ethnic Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health Lauren E. Reid and Vanessa S. Stay 20. Sexual and Gender Mental Health among Children and Youth Jessica N. Fish, Laura Baams, and Jenifer K. McGuire 21. Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health among Older Adults Sandra S. Butler 22. Mental Health of Sexual and Gender Minority Immigrants and Refugees Edward Ou Jin Lee, Sarilee Kahn, Edward J. Alessi, and Abelardo Leon 23. Bisexual Mental Health Wendy B. Bostwick and Elizabeth A. Harrison 24. Transgender Mental Health Laura E. Kuper, Danna Bismar, and Whit Ryan 25. Gender Non-Binary Mental Health lore m. dickey 26. Intersex Mental Health Katrina Roen and Tove Lundberg 27. Mental Health for Asexual Individuals Esther D. Rothblum 28. Mental Health for Individuals with Pansexual and Queer Identities M. Paz Galupo 29. Mental Health for MSM (men who have sex with men) and WSW (women who have sex with women) Anna C. Salomaa and Jes L. Matsick 30. Mental Health for Sexual and Gender Minority Couples and Families Samantha L. Tornello 31. Mental Health for Sexual and Gender Minority Polyamorous and Consensually Non-Monogamous Individuals Maria Pallotta-Chiarolli 32. The Intersections of Physical and Mental Health among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Michele J. Eliason 33. HIV/AIDS and Mental Health among Sexual and Gender Minority Populations Molly Silvestrini, Colleen C. Hoff, Y. Darin Witkovic, and Crystal Madriles 34. Mental Health for Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals with Physical or Cognitive Disabilities Meredith R. Maroney and Mallaigh McGinley 35. Stigma and Sexual/Gender Minority Mental Health Joanne DiPlacido and Carolyn R. Fallahi 36. The Role of Resilience in Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health Dawn M. Szymanski and Kirsten A. Gonzalez 37. Epilogue: Challenges in Research Methods and Future Directions on Sexual and Gender Minority Mental Health Research David M. Frost