Depression and Suicidality in Gay Men: Implications for Health Care Providers
Gay men are a subgroup vulnerable to depression and suicidality. The prevalence of depression among gay men is three times higher than the general adult population. Because depression is a known risk factor for suicide, gay men are also at high risk for suicidality. Despite the high prevalence of de...
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| author | Carrie Lee NP(F), MScN John L. Oliffe RN, PhD Mary T. Kelly MA Olivier Ferlatte PhD |
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| description | Gay men are a subgroup vulnerable to depression and suicidality. The prevalence of depression among gay men is three times higher than the general adult population. Because depression is a known risk factor for suicide, gay men are also at high risk for suicidality. Despite the high prevalence of depression and suicidality, health researchers and health care providers have tended to focus on sexual health issues, most often human immunodeficiency virus in gay men. Related to this, gay men’s health has often been defined by sexual practices, and poorly understood are the intersections of gay men’s physical and mental health with social determinants of health including ethnicity, locale, education level, and socioeconomic status. In the current article summated is literature addressing risk factors for depression and suicidality among gay men including family acceptance of their sexual identities, social cohesion and belonging, internalized stigma, and victimization. Barriers to gay men’s help seeking are also discussed in detailing how health care providers might advance the well-being of this underserved subgroup by effectively addressing depression and suicidality. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d83b6a66f494067b5a2dd2a0221882f2022-12-22T01:44:35ZengSAGE PublishingAmerican Journal of Men's Health1557-98831557-98912017-07-011110.1177/1557988316685492Depression and Suicidality in Gay Men: Implications for Health Care ProvidersCarrie Lee NP(F), MScN0John L. Oliffe RN, PhD1Mary T. Kelly MA2Olivier Ferlatte PhD3University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaUniversity of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaGay men are a subgroup vulnerable to depression and suicidality. The prevalence of depression among gay men is three times higher than the general adult population. Because depression is a known risk factor for suicide, gay men are also at high risk for suicidality. Despite the high prevalence of depression and suicidality, health researchers and health care providers have tended to focus on sexual health issues, most often human immunodeficiency virus in gay men. Related to this, gay men’s health has often been defined by sexual practices, and poorly understood are the intersections of gay men’s physical and mental health with social determinants of health including ethnicity, locale, education level, and socioeconomic status. In the current article summated is literature addressing risk factors for depression and suicidality among gay men including family acceptance of their sexual identities, social cohesion and belonging, internalized stigma, and victimization. Barriers to gay men’s help seeking are also discussed in detailing how health care providers might advance the well-being of this underserved subgroup by effectively addressing depression and suicidality.https://doi.org/10.1177/1557988316685492 |
| spellingShingle | Carrie Lee NP(F), MScN John L. Oliffe RN, PhD Mary T. Kelly MA Olivier Ferlatte PhD Depression and Suicidality in Gay Men: Implications for Health Care Providers American Journal of Men's Health |
| title | Depression and Suicidality in Gay Men: Implications for Health Care Providers |
| title_full | Depression and Suicidality in Gay Men: Implications for Health Care Providers |
| title_fullStr | Depression and Suicidality in Gay Men: Implications for Health Care Providers |
| title_full_unstemmed | Depression and Suicidality in Gay Men: Implications for Health Care Providers |
| title_short | Depression and Suicidality in Gay Men: Implications for Health Care Providers |
| title_sort | depression and suicidality in gay men implications for health care providers |
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