Minority stress and mental health in lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer survivors of sexual assault - Bedford - Journal of Traumatic Stress - Wiley Online Library
Extant research has shown that sexual violence disproportionately affects lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+) individuals, conferring risk for the development of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) and related mental health conditions. However, little research has focused on specific vulnerabilities among LGBTQ+-identified sexual assault (SA) survivors (e.g., minority stress) and their associations with post-SA psychopathology. To read the full article, choose Open Athens “Institutional Login” and search for “Midlands Partnership”.