Journal article
Addressing gaps on risk and resilience factors for alcohol use outcomes in sexual and gender minority populations
Drug and alcohol review, Vol.35(4), pp.484-493
07/2016
DOI: 10.1111/dar.12387
PMCID: PMC4930390
PMID: 27072658
Abstract
In 2011, the Institute of Medicine released a report that constituted the first comprehensive effort by a federal body to understand the current state of science pertinent to the health needs of sexual and gender minority populations. This mini-review summarises recent empirical, methodological and theoretical advances in alcohol-related research among to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) populations and highlights progress towards addressing gaps, with a particular interest in those identified by the Institute of Medicine report.
Articles published since 2011 were identified from PsycINFO and PubMed database searches, using various combinations of keyword identifiers (alcohol, alcohol abuse, substance abuse, LGBT, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender). Reference sections of included articles were also examined for additional citations.
Recent empirical work has contributed to a greater understanding of sub-group differences within this diverse population. Evidence has supported theorised influences that can account for alcohol-related disparities, yet important gaps remain. Studies that examine the role of gender identity and its intersection with sexual identity within transgender and gender non-conforming sub-populations are lacking. Methodological advances in this literature have begun to allow for examinations of how minority-specific and general risk factors of alcohol misuse may contribute to patterns of alcohol involvement over time and within social-relational contexts
The recommendations made in the current mini-review are meant to facilitate future collaborative efforts, scale development, thoughtful methodological design and analysis and theoretically driven nuanced hypotheses to better understand, and ultimately address, alcohol-related disparities among sexual and gender minority populations. [Talley AE, Gilbert PA, Mitchell J, Goldbach J, Marshall BDL, Kaysen D. Addressing gaps on risk and resilience factors for alcohol use outcomes in sexual and gender minority populations. Drug Alcohol Rev 2016;35:484-493].
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Addressing gaps on risk and resilience factors for alcohol use outcomes in sexual and gender minority populations
- Creators
- Amelia E Talley - Psychological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, USAPaul A Gilbert - Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, USAJason Mitchell - University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, USAJeremy Goldbach - School of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USABrandon D L Marshall - Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, USADebra Kaysen - Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Drug and alcohol review, Vol.35(4), pp.484-493
- DOI
- 10.1111/dar.12387
- PMID
- 27072658
- PMCID
- PMC4930390
- NLM abbreviation
- Drug Alcohol Rev
- ISSN
- 0959-5236
- eISSN
- 1465-3362
- Publisher
- Australia
- Grant note
- R34 MH105202 / NIMH NIH HHS R01 AA018292 / NIAAA NIH HHS R34 MH102098 / NIMH NIH HHS U24 AA022000 / NIAAA NIH HHS R00 AA019974 / NIAAA NIH HHS T32 AA007240 / NIAAA NIH HHS P50 AA005595 / NIAAA NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/2016
- Academic Unit
- Community and Behavioral Health
- Record Identifier
- 9984063134202771
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