Overview
- Examines the high prevalence of poor mental health and psychological distress in sexual minorities in the UK
- Brings together clinical, social, health, and community psychology perspectives
- Addresses specific threat and discrimination faced by sexual minorities
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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About this book
This edited book presents a comprehensive guide to the research, challenges and differing perspectives within mental health for sexual minority populations in the UK. Drawing on clinical, social, health and community psychology perspectives, it brings the urgency of this topic back to the fore, providing insight into some of ways we understand and make sense of the increased prevalence of poorer mental health in these populations.
Using an intersectional approach, a broad range of experts from across academia and practice explore the specific threat and discrimination faced by sexual minorities and investigate the high prevalence of poor mental health, health risk behaviours and psychological distress in these groups. The volume also offers innovative insight as to ways in which the disparities experienced by sexual minorities may be addressed. Ideal for practitioners in mental health and sexuality, as well as psychologists, policy makers, and academics alike interested in mental health, sexuality, public health, psychotherapy, psychoanalysis, or counselling, this collection features wide array of qualitative and quantitative sources to describe the current state of the art with an interdisciplinary lens.
Reviews
“The key strength of Sexual Minorities and Mental Health is the interweaving of salient issues for lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer trans and cisgender people with therapeutic modalities and wider strategies for positive individual and societal change. Semlyen and Rohleder should be commended for producing a psychological collection that will be theoretically and practically illuminating for psychology, counselling and psychotherapy, and social work and social policy students. Newly qualified and experienced practitioners will also find this book beneficial for enhancing their cultural humility with clients.” (Elizabeth Peel, Professor in Communication and Social Interaction, Loughborough University, and Fellow of the British Psychological Society)
“I am incredibly excited to see this new book featuring the latest research and thinking about Sexual Minorities and Mental Health. This is a must-have and must-read book for all working in the field to inform clinical practice and guide further research.” (Dominic Davies, FNCIP, FNCPS and Founder, Pink Therapy)
Editors and Affiliations
About the editors
Dr Joanna Semlyen is a health psychologist and associate professor in the Faculty of Medicine and Health at the University of East Anglia, UK. Dr Semlyen’s research focus is on the health and healthcare experiences of minoritized populations and publishes widely in the area of health inequalities in gender and sexual minorities.
Dr Poul Rohleder is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalytic psychotherapist in private practice in central London. He is an Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies, University of Essex, UK, and has been involved in the training of clinical psychologists and psychodynamic counsellors/psychotherapists for many years.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Sexual Minorities and Mental Health
Book Subtitle: Current Perspectives and New Directions
Editors: Joanna Semlyen, Poul Rohleder
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-37438-8
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Behavioral Science and Psychology, Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-37437-1Published: 10 November 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-37440-1Due: 11 December 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-37438-8Published: 09 November 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXVII, 444
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour
Topics: Gender Studies, Gender Studies, Queer Studies, Personality and Social Psychology, Cross Cultural Psychology