Sexual And Gender Minority

Curricular integration is inconsistent for sexual and gender minority patients in dermatology residency programs, according to a research letter published in JAMA Dermatology.

Considering a patient’s sex and gender is essential during clinical decision-making, according to a review published in JAMA Internal Medicine.

Lifetime and childhood exposure to gender identity conversion efforts were linked to adverse mental health outcomes among transgender adults, including severe psychological distress, suicidal ideation and suicide attempts, according to study findings.

Measures taken by the Society for Investigative Dermatology to improve gender inequality and the underrepresentation of minorities have been successful within leadership and its awards, according to researchers in Journal of Investigative Dermatology.

Gender minority college students have two to four times the prevalence of depression, anxiety, eating disorders, self-injury and suicidality compared with cisgender students, according to a large national study published in American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Most adolescents and young adults said they would hesitate to share sensitive information with their health care providers if they thought their parents could access it through online patients portals, according to a survey.