Post-traumatic stress disorder among LGBTQ people: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer people (LGBTQ) are at increased risk of traumatization. This systematic review aimed to summarize data regarding the risk of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for LGBTQ people and their subgroups.

Methods

Medline, Scopus, PsycINFO and EMBASE were searched until September 2022. Studies reporting a comparative estimation of PTSD among LGBTQ population and the general population (i.e., heterosexual/cisgender), without restrictions on participants' age and setting for the enrolment, were identified. Meta-analyses were based on odds ratio (OR and 95% confidence intervals [CI]), estimated through inverse variance models with random effects.

Results

The review process led to the selection of 27 studies, involving a total

SUBMITTER: Marchi M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10387489 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature