Research
For members of sexual and gender minorities, trauma therapies work best when adapted to their realities, study suggests
The Brief
- A scoping review by McGill University researchers examined trauma therapies for sexual and gender minorities.
- Outcomes were better when therapies were adapted to the realities of sexual and gender minorities.
- Outcomes were also better when therapists showed high sensitivity to these patients' experiences.
Why it matters
Clinicians treating trauma may get better results by adapting standard therapies for sexual and gender minority patients and by training therapists in sensitivity to their experiences.
Who’s affected
- clinicians and therapists treating psychological trauma
- sexual and gender minority patients
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- #trauma therapy
- #lgbtq health
- #psychotherapy
- #scoping review
When therapies for psychological trauma are adapted for sexual and gender minorities and delivered by therapists with high levels of sensitivity to their experiences, outcomes are better, according to a scoping review by McGill University researchers. In particular, there are…