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Sexual Differences Linked to Varying Rates of Depression

by Karishma Abhishek on Apr 30 2022 9:08 AM

Rates of depression, experienced by sexual minority individuals, are higher in the general population when compared to their heterosexual peers.

Sexual Differences Linked to Varying Rates of Depression
Sexual orientation is associated with varying rates of depression during physician training as per a study published in the journal JAMA Health Forum.
The team conducted a survey study of 7,013 U.S. medical interns to assess the prevalence and trajectory of depressive symptoms by sexual orientation during physician training.

Sexual Orientation and Depression

It was found that sexual minority interns had experienced greater depressive symptoms than their heterosexual peers and that this gap widens throughout training. Moreover, the resident physicians were also found to have a high risk of depression.

The study hereby provides the mental health status of sexual minority trainees who experience higher rates of mistreatment (harassment and discrimination) and other unique stressors.

However, further data are required to overcome study limitations like the inability to assess different sexual minority subgroups separately or to account for the effects of intersecting identities.

Source-Medindia


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