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APS Virtual Poster Showcase · 2020

An Examination of How Patient Satisfaction Differs As a Function of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in an Acute Care Clinical Setting.

Virtual · June 2020

Poster Sessions · Clinical Science

  • Isabel Benjamin
    Rhode Island Hospital
  • Craig Rodriguez-Seijas
    Rhode Island Hospital
  • Mark Zimmerman
    Alpert Medical School of Brown University

Abstract

LGBTQ+ individuals experience elevated levels of psychopathology and psychosocial dysfunction. However, whether non-specialized mental health treatment is satisfactory for this population remains unclear. Treatment satisfaction was assessed in patients in an intensive partial hospitalization program. LGBTQ+ patients were less satisfied with several treatment outcomes than cis-gendered heterosexual counterparts.

Psychology/Diversity