Inclusive Psychiatry: Mental Health of LGBTQ+ Individuals and Nursing Approach
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LGBTQ, Minority Stress, Structural Discrimination, Inclusive Psychiatry, Cultural CompetenceAbstract
LGBTQ+ individuals experience structural discrimination, stigmatization, and social exclusion due to differences in sexual orientation and gender identity, which are associated with increased psychiatric morbidity, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and elevated suicide risk. Inclusive psychiatry represents a holistic approach to mental health care that recognizes LGBTQ+ identities as natural and valuable aspects of human diversity and places structural inequalities at the center of clinical understanding and intervention. The nursing profession plays a critical role in the implementation of this paradigm through its functions as care provider, advocate, educator, and researcher. This review examines the factors influencing the mental health of LGBTQ+ individuals, the core principles of inclusive psychiatry, nursing interventions, and related clinical practices.
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