Lindsey Schweiger-Whalen, Shelly Noe, Stephanie Lynch, Linda Summers, Eve Adams
BACKGROUND: Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community suffer from disproportionate rates of physical and mental illness. This population experiences enhanced vulnerability to illness as a result of societal marginalization, known as minority stress, which is compounded by insufficient LGBT education for health care professionals and stigmatizing experiences within medical institutions. AIMS: The aims of this study were to review the literature on LGBT cultural competence interventions; evaluate the effect of a 4-hour pilot workshop, "Converging Cultures," on the development of cultural competence; and make recommendations for best practices in developing LGBT cultural competence among health care providers...
November 2019: Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association