Refining research and representation of sexual and gender diversity in neuroscience

EK Edmiston, RP Juster - Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience …, 2022 - Elsevier
There are opportunities to improve neuroscience that include lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender (LGBT) people. In this review, we briefly describe how the history of LGBT …

Which comes first, puberty or identity? The longitudinal interrelations between pubertal timing and sexual minority self-identification among early adolescents.

J Del Toro, V Papke, A Wiglesworth… - American …, 2025 - psycnet.apa.org
Sexual minority adolescents experience puberty earlier than their heterosexual peers. Early
puberty is an indicator of premature aging and can be partly driven by chronic stress linked …

[HTML][HTML] Habituation of the biological response to repeated psychosocial stress: a systematic review and meta-analysis

MC Barthel, K Fricke, M Muehlhan, S Vogel… - Neuroscience & …, 2025 - Elsevier
Recurrent psychosocial stress poses a significant health challenge, prompting research into
mechanisms of successful adaptation. Physiological habituation, defined as decreased …

Predicting salivary cortisol and sexual behavior stigma among MSM in the American Men's Internet Survey 2019

KE Dibble, SM Murray, SD Baral, M Zlotorzynska… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Physiological stress levels in response to sexual behavior stigma among men who have sex
with men (MSM) in the United States (US) are understudied. The current study aims to …

Minority stress in relation to biological outcomes among sexual and gender minority people: a systematic review and update

A Flentje, G Sunder, E Tebbe - Journal of Behavioral Medicine, 2025 - Springer
Here we present an updated systematic review identifying studies published 2019–2024,
since our prior systematic review in 2020, that examine the association between minority …

[HTML][HTML] Stressed and oppressed: Insider perspectives on stress induction experiments with LGBTQA+ People of Color

MA Ghabrial - Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2025 - Elsevier
There is a substantial body of literature on researcher and participant vulnerability and
subjectivity when working with marginalized populations with qualitative approaches, yet …

Exploring the Unique Therapeutic Potential of Psychedelics to Reduce Chronic Shame Among Sexual and Gender Minority Adults

NA Carlisle, HM Dourron, S MacCarthy… - Psychedelic …, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Recent trials of psychedelic-assisted therapy have suggested potential efficacy for the
treatment of many health conditions that disproportionately impact sexual and gender …

Traumatic stress and resilience among transgender and gender diverse youth

N Ramos, MC Marr - Child and Adolescent Psychiatric …, 2023 - childpsych.theclinics.com
Childhood trauma is a significant public health problem with lasting consequences.
Traumatic stress increases the risk for virtually all mental health conditions and adversely …

Theory of health promotion for sexual and gender minority populations with cancer

OY Franco-Rocha - Nursing outlook, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Structural factors (eg, cisheteronormativity) promote minority stressors, which
generate healthcare disparities among sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations (also …

Pain of Threatened Self: Explicit and Implicit Self-Esteem, Cortisol Responses to a Social Threat and Pain Perception

E Wojtyna, M Hyla, A Hachuła - Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2024 - mdpi.com
Background: Rejection, injustice, and exclusion from meaningful interpersonal relationships
are often extremely painful and stress-generating experiences. This study aimed to define …