Heteronormativity and Cisgenderism in Medical Training: A Scoping Review of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and Plus (LGBTQ+) Issues in Medical Training in Asia
Social Science & Medicine,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
370, С. 117822 - 117822
Опубликована: Фев. 11, 2025
Lesbian,
gay,
bisexual,
transgender,
queer
and
plus
(LGBTQ+)
related
health
concerns
in
medical
training
have
historically
been
underrepresented
or
largely
omitted.
This
review
goes
beyond
the
Global
North
is
one
of
first
scoping
reviews
to
take
a
regional
approach
understanding
LGBTQ+
issues
Asia,
region
that
millions
people
call
home.
A
peer-reviewed
articles
published
from
2000
2024
on
(including
medical,
nursing
dentistry)
Asia
was
conducted.
diversity
attitudes
towards
were
found
among
dental,
students.
Negative
attitudes,
especially
pathologization
people,
still
evident.
Despite
receiving
inadequate
their
curriculum,
students
generally
showed
strong
eagerness
learn
more
about
healthcare
know
how
act
professionally.
Although
perceived
supportive
environment
peers,
there
constant
worries
they
as
doctors
by
attending
physicians
patients.
Medical,
educators
identified
studies
had
minimal
knowledge
limited
experience
working
with
Articles
lacking
formal
very
little
consideration
strictly
biomedical
concerns.
Importantly,
this
paper
debunks
idea
uniformly
negative
conservative
issues,
highlights
importance
regionally
culturally
specific
factors
environment,
provides
suggestions
for
practice
further
research.
Altogether,
argues
an
urgent
need
substantial
opportunity
make
inclusive.
Язык: Английский
LGBTQIA+ Cultural Competency of Psychiatrists in an Indian State: A Cross-Sectional Study
Journal of Homosexuality,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 1 - 22
Опубликована: Март 5, 2025
Indian
studies
have
highlighted
medical
students'
negative
attitudes
toward
LGBTQIA+
individuals
and
a
lack
of
LGBTQIA+-informed
training.
However,
no
study
has
assessed
the
LGBTQIA+-cultural
competency
psychiatrists.
This
cross-sectional
cultural
psychiatrists
in
Kerala,
an
state,
explored
its
association
with
relevant
sociodemographic
experiential
variables.
was
measured
using
LGBT
Development
Clinical
Skills
Scale
(LGBT-DOCSS).
Data
were
collected
through
stratified
convenience
sampling,
in-person
at
psychiatry
meetings
online
WhatsApp.
Participants
(N
=
166)
had
moderate
overall
LGBT-DOCSS
score
(mean
±
SD:
5.03
0.80).
Subscales
showed
knowledge
(median:
5.50,
IQR:
2),
high
attitudinal
awareness
6.14,
1),
low
clinical
preparedness
(3.88
1.43).
LGB
(5.16
0.83)
transgender
(5.02
0.85)
competencies
moderate.
Most
participants
(n
160,
96.4%)
treated
<
5
patients
per
month,
only
16
(9.6%)
received
Age
(ρ
-0.18,
p
0.018)
religiosity
-0.23,
0.002)
significantly
negatively
correlated
competency.
Psychiatrists
who
month
demonstrated
lesser
than
those
5-10
(t
-2.78,
0.033).
Kerala
competency,
awareness,
knowledge,
preparedness.
highlights
need
for
comprehensive
Язык: Английский