TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Health Disparities A1 - McDowell, Alex A1 - Streed,, Carl G. A2 - Keuroghlian, Alex S. A2 - Potter, Jennifer A2 - Reisner, Sari L. PY - 2022 T2 - Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care: The Fenway Guide AB - Increasing evidence suggests that transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people experience disproportionately high rates of several mental and physical health problems compared with cisgender people. Many researchers attribute these health disparities among TGD populations, including high rates of psychiatric and substance use disorders, to minority stress, a social and public health framework describing how the long-term effects of stigma, prejudice, and discrimination create a hostile environment that impacts a person’s health and well-being. An important corollary of this model is the concept of resilience—the coping strategies that enable minority populations to thrive amid adversity on both the individual and community levels. This chapter explores the health disparities experienced by TGD populations, and delineates the minority stress model and multilevel interventions that address individual, institutional, organizational, and societal/public policy issues. SN - PB - McGraw Hill CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/03/28 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184175836 ER -