RT Book, Section
A1 McDowell, Alex
A1 Streed,, Carl G.
A2 Keuroghlian, Alex S.
A2 Potter, Jennifer
A2 Reisner, Sari L.
SR Print(0)
ID 1184175836
T1 Health Disparities
T2 Transgender and Gender Diverse Health Care: The Fenway Guide
YR 2022
FD 2022
PB McGraw Hill
PP New York, NY
SN 9781260459937
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1184175836
RD 2024/04/24
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.