PurposeLesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals experience higher rates of mental health difficulties in comparison to their heterosexual counterparts (Meyer, 2003; Plöderl and Tremblay, 2015). This is in part due to the experience of homophobia and stigmatisation within society. This discrimination has also been perpetuated within the mental health field, where LGB individual’s sexuality has been pathologised. In response to this historical stigmatisation a number of policies have been created to develop ethical practice while working with this minority group (APA, 2012; BPS, 2019; HSE, 2009; PSI, 2015). The purpose of this paper is to capture the experience of LGB individuals within mental health services and examine if these guidelines are being adhered to.Design/methodology/approachThis study is a meta-narrative synthesis of 13 empirical papers, published between 1999 and 2019.FindingsThis study has found both negative and positive experiences of service users. The paper discusses major themes, implications for practice and directions for future research.Originality/valueThis is the first systematic review to look at the experiences of clients who have attended mental health services.
Peer to peer (P2P) file sharing on mobile device has attracted great attention in both academia and industry. Current P2P file sharing applications for mobile users is expensive and still remains a substantial problem for the transmission ofthe large sharedfiles. In this paper, we discuss the currentfile sharing possibilities on a 3G network environment. A mobile P2P file sharing solution to facilitate people's social life and allow for cheap data transmission is presented The design, architecture and implementation of JBPeer, a mobile P2P file sharing system based on Bluetooth radio technology, 3G technology and J2ME, is reported on here. We use scenarios to illustrate the suitability and usefulness of JBPeer for everyday file sharing applications in the mobile context.
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