Psychiatr. praxi. 2022;23(2):100-104 | DOI: 10.36290/psy.2022.022

Minority stress in the perspective of health inequalities between heterosexual and non­‑heterosexual people

RNDr. Michal Pitoňák, Ph.D.
Národní ústav duševního zdraví, Klecany

Minority stress theory is now a recognised interpretive framework through which we can understand the factors that negatively affect the mental health of non-heterosexual people. In this review paper, I introduce the basic premises of this approach and discuss three key proximal minority stress processes - internalized homonegativity, motivation to conceal sexual identity, and rejection sensitivity. I conclude by highlighting current practice in transdiagnostic interventions.

Keywords: minority stress, non­‑heterosexuality, sexual orientation, internalized homonegativity, rejection sensitivity, mental health.

Published: June 16, 2022  Show citation

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Pitoňák M. Minority stress in the perspective of health inequalities between heterosexual and non­‑heterosexual people. Psychiatr. praxi. 2022;23(2):100-104. doi: 10.36290/psy.2022.022.
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