TY - JOUR
T1 - Addressing Gaps on Risk and Resilience Factors for Alcohol Use Outcomes in Sexual and Gender Minority Populations
AU - Littlefield, Amelia
AU - Gilbert, Paul
AU - Mitchell, Jason
AU - Goldbach, Jeremy
AU - Marshall, Brandon D.
AU - Kaysen, Debra
N1 - Funding Information:
Amelia Talley is supported by the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R00 AA019974). Paul Gilbert is supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (T32 AA007240; P50 AA005595). Jason Mitchell is supported by the National Institute of Mental Health (R34 MH102098, R34 MH105202). Brandon Marshall is supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (U24 AA022000). Debra Kaysen is supported by the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (R01 AA018292). The authors would like to thank Josh Rusow, Cary Klemmer and Jeremy Gibbs for their support in gathering, organising and outlining the literature review.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs
PY - 2016/7/1
Y1 - 2016/7/1
N2 - Issues: In 2011, the Institute of Medicine released a report that constituted the first comprehensive effort by a federal body to understand the current state of science pertinent to the health needs of sexual and gender minority populations. This mini-review summarises recent empirical, methodological and theoretical advances in alcohol-related research among to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) populations and highlights progress towards addressing gaps, with a particular interest in those identified by the Institute of Medicine report. Approach: Articles published since 2011 were identified from PsycINFO and PubMed database searches, using various combinations of keyword identifiers (alcohol, alcohol abuse, substance abuse, LGBT, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender). Reference sections of included articles were also examined for additional citations. Key Findings: Recent empirical work has contributed to a greater understanding of sub-group differences within this diverse population. Evidence has supported theorised influences that can account for alcohol-related disparities, yet important gaps remain. Studies that examine the role of gender identity and its intersection with sexual identity within transgender and gender non-conforming sub-populations are lacking. Methodological advances in this literature have begun to allow for examinations of how minority-specific and general risk factors of alcohol misuse may contribute to patterns of alcohol involvement over time and within social-relational contexts. Conclusions: The recommendations made in the current mini-review are meant to facilitate future collaborative efforts, scale development, thoughtful methodological design and analysis and theoretically driven nuanced hypotheses to better understand, and ultimately address, alcohol-related disparities among sexual and gender minority populations. [Talley AE, Gilbert PA, Mitchell J, Goldbach J, Marshall BDL, Kaysen D. Addressing gaps on risk and resilience factors for alcohol use outcomes in sexual and gender minority populations. Drug Alcohol Rev 2016;35:484–493].
AB - Issues: In 2011, the Institute of Medicine released a report that constituted the first comprehensive effort by a federal body to understand the current state of science pertinent to the health needs of sexual and gender minority populations. This mini-review summarises recent empirical, methodological and theoretical advances in alcohol-related research among to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) populations and highlights progress towards addressing gaps, with a particular interest in those identified by the Institute of Medicine report. Approach: Articles published since 2011 were identified from PsycINFO and PubMed database searches, using various combinations of keyword identifiers (alcohol, alcohol abuse, substance abuse, LGBT, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender). Reference sections of included articles were also examined for additional citations. Key Findings: Recent empirical work has contributed to a greater understanding of sub-group differences within this diverse population. Evidence has supported theorised influences that can account for alcohol-related disparities, yet important gaps remain. Studies that examine the role of gender identity and its intersection with sexual identity within transgender and gender non-conforming sub-populations are lacking. Methodological advances in this literature have begun to allow for examinations of how minority-specific and general risk factors of alcohol misuse may contribute to patterns of alcohol involvement over time and within social-relational contexts. Conclusions: The recommendations made in the current mini-review are meant to facilitate future collaborative efforts, scale development, thoughtful methodological design and analysis and theoretically driven nuanced hypotheses to better understand, and ultimately address, alcohol-related disparities among sexual and gender minority populations. [Talley AE, Gilbert PA, Mitchell J, Goldbach J, Marshall BDL, Kaysen D. Addressing gaps on risk and resilience factors for alcohol use outcomes in sexual and gender minority populations. Drug Alcohol Rev 2016;35:484–493].
KW - alcohol
KW - bisexual
KW - gay
KW - lesbian
KW - transgender
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85027933554&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/dar.12387
DO - 10.1111/dar.12387
M3 - Article
C2 - 27072658
VL - 35
SP - 484
EP - 493
JO - Drug and Alcohol Review
JF - Drug and Alcohol Review
IS - 4
ER -