Sleep disturbance and suicide risk among sexual and gender minority people
Sleep disturbance has emerged as an independent, mechanistic, and modifiable risk factor for suicide. Sexual and gender minority (SGM) people disproportionately experience sleep disturbance and are at higher risk of death by suicide relative to cisgender and/or heterosexual individuals. The present...
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| author | Emily A. Dolsen Amy L. Byers Annesa Flentje Joseph L. Goulet Guneet K. Jasuja Kristine E. Lynch Shira Maguen Thomas C. Neylan |
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| description | Sleep disturbance has emerged as an independent, mechanistic, and modifiable risk factor for suicide. Sexual and gender minority (SGM) people disproportionately experience sleep disturbance and are at higher risk of death by suicide relative to cisgender and/or heterosexual individuals. The present narrative review evaluates nascent research related to sleep disturbance and suicide-related thoughts and behaviors (STBs) among SGM populations, and discusses how experiences of minority stress may explain heightened risk among SGM people. Although there is a growing understanding of the link between sleep disturbance and STBs, most research has not been conducted in SGM populations or has not examined suicide as an outcome. Research is needed to examine whether and how aspects of sleep disturbances relate to STBs among SGM people in order to better tailor sleep treatments for SGM populations. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a23d03814b1a45068d4d9407ef3a77ab2022-12-22T04:40:19ZengElsevierNeurobiology of Stress2352-28952022-11-0121100488Sleep disturbance and suicide risk among sexual and gender minority peopleEmily A. Dolsen0Amy L. Byers1Annesa Flentje2Joseph L. Goulet3Guneet K. Jasuja4Kristine E. Lynch5Shira Maguen6Thomas C. Neylan7Mental Health Service, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Centers, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, San Francisco, CA, USA; Corresponding author. 4150 Clement Street, Building 8, San Francisco, CA, 94121, USA.Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Research Service, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Health Care System, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USADepartment of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Alliance Health Project, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, USAYale School of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA; VA Connecticut Healthcare System, West Haven, CT, USACenter for Healthcare Organization and Implementation Research, VA Bedford Healthcare System, Bedford, MA, USA; Section of General Internal Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USAVA Informatics and Computing Infrastructure (VINCI), VA Salt Lake City Health Care System, Salt Lake City, UT, USA; University of Utah School of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Epidemiology, Salt Lake City, UT, USAMental Health Service, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Centers, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, San Francisco, CA, USAMental Health Service, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, San Francisco, CA, USA; Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA; Mental Illness Research Education and Clinical Centers, San Francisco Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, San Francisco, CA, USASleep disturbance has emerged as an independent, mechanistic, and modifiable risk factor for suicide. Sexual and gender minority (SGM) people disproportionately experience sleep disturbance and are at higher risk of death by suicide relative to cisgender and/or heterosexual individuals. The present narrative review evaluates nascent research related to sleep disturbance and suicide-related thoughts and behaviors (STBs) among SGM populations, and discusses how experiences of minority stress may explain heightened risk among SGM people. Although there is a growing understanding of the link between sleep disturbance and STBs, most research has not been conducted in SGM populations or has not examined suicide as an outcome. Research is needed to examine whether and how aspects of sleep disturbances relate to STBs among SGM people in order to better tailor sleep treatments for SGM populations.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352289522000637Sexual minority peopleGender minority peopleLGBTQSleep disturbanceSuicideMinority stress |
| spellingShingle | Emily A. Dolsen Amy L. Byers Annesa Flentje Joseph L. Goulet Guneet K. Jasuja Kristine E. Lynch Shira Maguen Thomas C. Neylan Sleep disturbance and suicide risk among sexual and gender minority people Neurobiology of Stress Sexual minority people Gender minority people LGBTQ Sleep disturbance Suicide Minority stress |
| title | Sleep disturbance and suicide risk among sexual and gender minority people |
| title_full | Sleep disturbance and suicide risk among sexual and gender minority people |
| title_fullStr | Sleep disturbance and suicide risk among sexual and gender minority people |
| title_full_unstemmed | Sleep disturbance and suicide risk among sexual and gender minority people |
| title_short | Sleep disturbance and suicide risk among sexual and gender minority people |
| title_sort | sleep disturbance and suicide risk among sexual and gender minority people |
| topic | Sexual minority people Gender minority people LGBTQ Sleep disturbance Suicide Minority stress |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352289522000637 |
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