Psychiatria pre prax 2/2023
Minority stress in the perspective of health inequalities between heterosexual and non‑heterosexual people
Minority stress theory is now a recognised interpretive framework through which we can understand the factors that negatively affect the mental health of non-heterosexual people. In this review paper, I introduce the basic premises of this approach and discuss three key proximal minority stress processes – internalized homonegativity, motivation to conceal sexual identity, and rejection sensitivity. I conclude by highlighting current practice in transdiagnostic interventions
Keywords: minority stress, non‑heterosexuality, sexual orientation, internalized homonegativity, rejection sensitivity, mental health
