LGBT adolescents raised in strict faith-based families often face challenges related to their sexual orientation and gender identity that can lead to high rates of depression, anxiety, and even...
Religion plays an important role in shaping the moral values and belief systems of many people around the world. Religious teachings often emphasize traditional gender roles, heterosexual...
What role does narrative reconstruction play in mitigating psychological distress caused by religious condemnation of queer identities? This is an important question that has been studied extensively...
What are the mental health consequences of discrimination in healthcare, legal, or social systems for LGBTQ individuals, and how can interventions be most effective?
Discrimination against LGBTQ...
School Exclusions
School exclusions are one of the most serious educational problems facing schools today. They have a wide range of negative psychological effects on students who experience them....
Psycho-Spiritual Interventions for Religious Stigma
The mental health impact of religious belief is well documented. People who follow certain religions may experience psychological distress due...
Moral philosophy has always been concerned with understanding and justifying human behavior, including how it relates to morality and ethics.
There is an increasing recognition that prolonged...
Internalized stigma refers to the process through which individuals adopt societal views about themselves that are detrimental to their wellbeing and performance. This can result from experiencing...
Rejecting one's family is associated with various negative outcomes in all people, but it is particularly harmful to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) individuals. This study explores...
LGBT individuals are often subjected to discrimination, prejudice, and social exclusion due to their sexual orientation and gender identity. Internalized stigma refers to the belief that one's own...