LGBTQ cultures : what health care professionals need to know about sexual and gender diversity /
Drawn from real-world experience and current research, the fully updated LGBTQ Cultures, 3rd Edition paves the way for healthcare professionals to provide well-informed, culturally sensitive healthcare to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) patients. vital guide fills the LGBTQ aw...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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Philadelphia :
Wolters Kluwer,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Third edition. |
| Online Access: | https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=2013152 |
Table of Contents:
- Overview and theoretical framework
- What's in a word? concepts related to sex/gender and sexuality
- The deadly effects of stigma
- Myths and facts about sexual orientation and gender identity
- Developmental transitions
- Cultures within cultures : diversity and LGBTQ communities
- The effects of stigma on health
- Substance abuse and mental health
- Physical health disorders
- Provider attitudes and knowledge
- LGBTQ healthcare professionals
- Structural barriers to quality care
- Conclusions and a call to action.