# For members of sexual and gender minorities, trauma therapies work best when adapted to their realities, study suggests

Source: [Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-members-sexual-gender-minorities-trauma.html) · 2026-11-09 · Medicine
Page: https://themorning.science/story/for-members-of-sexual-and-gender-minorities-trauma-therapies-work-best-when-adap-a263a2af61005f5d
Kind: research · Impact: medium

## In 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.

## Coverage

- [For members of sexual and gender minorities, trauma therapies work best when adapted to their realities, study suggests](https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-11-members-sexual-gender-minorities-trauma.html) — Medical Xpress - latest medical and health news stories, 2026-11-09

Tags: mental health, trauma therapy, lgbtq health, psychotherapy, scoping review

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