Development and Implementation of a Residency Area-of-Distinction in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Mental Health

• Published in: Academic psychiatry Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 564 - 566
• Main Authors: Fisher, Weston S., Hirschtritt, Matthew E., Haller, Ellen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 01-08-2018; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Academic Achievement; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adult Learning; AIDS; Andragogy; Anxiety Disorders; Book clubs; Clinical Experience; Concept Formation; Curricula; Curriculum; Directors; Documentaries; Drug use; Education; Feature: Educational Case Report; Females; Gays & lesbians; Gender Discrimination; Gender identity; Generational Differences; Graduate Medical Education; HIV; Hospitals; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Internship and Residency; Knowledge; Leaders; Leadership; Learning Theories; LGBTQ people; Medical Education; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Mental disorders; Mental health; Outpatient care facilities; Peer Teaching; Peer tutoring; Program Development - methods; Psychiatrists; Psychiatry; Psychiatry - education; Sexual and Gender Minorities; Sexual Identity; Sexual orientation; Teaching Methods; Trainees; Training; Transgender persons
• ISSN: 1042-9670; 1545-7230
• DOI: 10.1007/s40596-017-0847-5

Stigma, victimization, exclusion, and perceived discrimination are thought to contribute to the increased rates of mental health conditions among LGBT populations [2], and, in turn, perceived discrimination may reduce help-seeking behavior among these individuals [3]. [...]there is a pressing need to train future psychiatrists to recognize and address mental health issues in their LGBT patients, while creating a welcoming environment for them. [...]scholarship was broadly defined as any activity that synthesized and disseminated relevant information or generated new knowledge about LGBT mental health. [...]the early and strong support of residency-program leadership was integral to AoD development; inviting training program leaders (e.g., program and site directors) into the planning phase helped propel the AoD from concept to reality in a relatively short time. [...]the recent introduction of informal, social events like book clubs has solidified the LGBT AoD community; these types of events might even precede and stimulate the creation of something like an LGBT AoD in other programs.