An Exploration of the Relationship Between Spirituality, Religion and Mental Health Among Youth Who Identify as LGBT+: A Systematic Literature Review.
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Authors
McCann, Edward
Donohue, Gráinne
Timmins, Fiona
Issue Date
2020-Apr
Type
Journal Article
Systematic Review
Systematic Review
Language
en
Keywords
Faith , LGBT+ , Mental health , Religion , Sexuality , Spirituality , Youth
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Abstract
There is a growing interest in addressing spirituality in health care with evidence emerging that personal spiritual and religious practices, and support of these, can influence mental health in a positive way. However, there can be distinct challenges to spiritual expression and mental health issues for youth who identify as LGBT+. The goal of this paper was to undertake a systematic review of the available evidence to investigate the relationship between mental health, spirituality and religion as experienced by LGBT+ youth. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using medical and psychological databases that focused on spirituality, mental health and LGBT+ youth. The search yielded a total of ten articles published in English between May 2008 and June 2018. The key findings highlighted issues around discriminatory attitudes, shame related to disclosure, spirituality as a supportive resource, internalised conflict and external factors around sexual orientation concerns. The psychological, social and health implications are presented and discussed.
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Citation
McCann, E., Donohue, G., & Timmins, F. (2020). An Exploration of the Relationship Between Spirituality, Religion and Mental Health Among Youth Who Identify as LGBT+: A Systematic Literature Review. Journal of religion and health, 59(2), 828–844. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-020-00989-7
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License
Journal
Journal of religion and health
Volume
59
Issue
2
PubMed ID
ISSN
1573-6571