Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Persons with Severe Mental Illness: Negotiating Wellness in the Context of Multiple Sources of Stigma

Mental Illness Discrimination in Mental Health Treatment Programs: Intersections of Race, Ethnicity, and Sexual Orientation

“…Kidd et al (2011) found that providers discriminated against lesbian and gay PWMI by ignoring or questioning their sexual orientation; assuming that mental illnesses were in some way related to their sexual orientation; or not allowing mild displays of affection that were accepted for heterosexual patients. Studies focusing on race-or ethnicity-based discrimination in MHTPs have found that lack of understanding of culture, stereotyping (Delphin-Rittmon et al 2013), and communication with providers (Newhill and Harris 2007) were barriers to effective services.…”

“…PWMI have reported that staff in MHTPs engage in racial (e.g., Delphin-Rittmon et al 2013), sexual orientation (e.g., Kidd et al 2011), and mental illness (e.g., Angell et al 2005;Stromwall et al 2011;Charles 2013) discrimination. Recent studies have explored the form of discrimination that Sue (2010) terms microaggressions: ''brief, everyday exchanges that send denigrating messages to certain individuals because of their group membership' ' (p. 24).…”

Locating community among people with schizophrenia living in a diverse urban environment

“…Recent work addressing diversity and marginalization has documented how multiple forms of intersecting discrimination (financial, racial, mental illness, sexual identity, gender) interact with community characteristics to impede participation (Kidd et al, 2011;2013a;2013b).…”

Triple Stigma of Forensic Psychiatric Patients: Mental Illness, Race, and Criminal History

“…One recent qualitative study found that lesbian, gay, and transgender participants with mental illness reported stigma in multiple contexts, feeling alienated, limited social acceptance, and struggles to find a valued self-concept (Kidd et al, 2011). Another study of multiple stigmatized identities found that mental illness discrimination was more closely related to psychiatric symptoms and social rejection, whereas discrimination due to other group memberships was related to broader quality of life variables (Sanders Thomson, Noel, & Campbell, 2004 people who belong to multiple stigmatized groups may face unique struggles in developing a positive self-concept, making them particularly at risk for compromised outcomes.…”