Journal article
Transgender Clients in Rural Areas and Small Towns
Journal of rural mental health, Vol.40(3-4), pp.154-163
07/01/2016
DOI: 10.1037/rmh0000056
Abstract
There is a crucial need for competent mental health services for persons who identify as transgender. This need is even greater for those who live in rural areas or small towns. However, there is little research on persons who are transgender who live in rural or remote areas. Typically, when rural populations are studied, gender minorities (e.g., transgender, gender nonconforming) are included with those who identify as sexual minorities (e.g., gay, lesbian, or bisexual). Studies that examine the needs of transgender persons generally do not parse out the experiences of those who live in rural areas versus those who live in urban areas. In this manuscript, we hope to begin to address this gap in the literature. We provide an overview of needs of rural-based transgender persons who are seeking health care services, we share case examples from clinical work with this population, and we provide recommendations for how mental health providers-both those who practice in rural areas and those who practice in urban areas-can work with transgender clients who live in rural and remote areas or small towns.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Transgender Clients in Rural Areas and Small Towns
- Creators
- Julie M Koch - Oklahoma State UniversityDouglas Knutson - Oklahoma State University
- Contributors
- James L Werth (Editor)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of rural mental health, Vol.40(3-4), pp.154-163
- Publisher
- Educational Publishing Foundation
- DOI
- 10.1037/rmh0000056
- ISSN
- 1935-942X
- eISSN
- 2163-8969
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 07/01/2016
- Academic Unit
- Psychological and Quantitative Foundations
- Record Identifier
- 9984374355902771
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