A Sense Of Hopelessness And Sufferance Therapy - 753 Words

â€Å"They don’t have a clue what to do†¦the system is just full of major disparities† (Neumann, 2012, para. 1). With a sense of hopelessness and sufferance, Alena Neumann expresses her feelings about health care and its’ under reported gaps in mental health services for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgendered (LGBT) population. Many LGBT persons experience a life of torment and cruelty which leads to adverse outcomes that commonly begin during adolescence and transpire into adulthood. Dating back to the 1950s and 1960s, LGBT persons were thought by mental health professionals to be suffering from a mental illness; solely due to their sexual identity. This often led to adverse treatment against their will such as: forced hospitalization, aversion therapy, and electroshock therapy (NAMI, 2016). These experiences result in isolation, embedded trauma, and self-hatred, which have been linked to the development of mental health disorders. A Boynton Health S ervice (2012) survey reports more than 43 percent of gay and lesbian students have been identified having three or more mental health stressors in comparison to almost a quarter of heterosexual students. Additionally, a study conducted by Largent (2012) echoes these disparities, finding 44 percent of LGBT adults reported having ever been diagnosed with depression, almost twice that of heterosexual adults. These outcomes and findings speaks volumes to the mental health disparities experienced by this population and creates aShow MoreRelatedCambodi The Greatest Adventure I Have Ever Had?1762 Words   |  8 Pagesif there was no pain, as if everything has been forgotten. As I kept gaining new knowledge on the Khmer Rouge and the immense suffering that has caused to the people, I became more conscious that this topic remains sensitive and arises tremendous sufferance. Though it was not clearly noticeable to me from just watching, people are in burdens and remain mourning the deceased o nes. All of this understanding surrounded me with questions to myself. Why they looked so joyful and tranquil? How can I help