Transgender stigma and health: A critical review of stigma determinants, mechanisms, and interventions

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 147, Issue , 2015, Pages 222-231

  White Hughto, Jaclyn M ^a,b   Reisner, Sari L ^b,c,d   Pachankis, John E ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Health; Inequities; Interventions; Stigma; Transgender

Indexed keywords

EQUITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HOMOSEXUALITY; MENTAL HEALTH; SOCIAL JUSTICE;

EMPLOYMENT; HUMAN; MEDIATOR; MENTAL HEALTH; MODEL; STIGMA; TRANSGENDER; FEMALE; MALE; PREJUDICE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; STANDARDS; UNITED STATES;

UNITED STATES;

FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PREJUDICE; SEXISM; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STIGMA; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84959346246     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.11.010     Document Type: Review

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