Treating Eating Disorders in Sexual Minority Populations
Treating Eating Disorders in Sexual Minority Populations
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Issue Date
2025-05
Authors
Lunny, Amanda
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This capstone investigates the complex and nuanced world of eating disorders and disordered eating in sexual minority populations. It delves into the lack of research into eating disorders generally, and especially in the minority community. It explores the complexities that contribute to a greater occurrence of disordered eating behaviours in sexual minorities due to intricate integrations between enacted stigma, discrimination, minority stress, societal pressure, and isolation. Gendered ideology affects many aspects of being in Western society. It is particularly harmful to those who do not fit into the firm, gender binary. This can also be impactful when there is no proper social and professional support. Gender minorities have a dual model of disordered eating reinforcement when trying to fit certain gender prescriptions, whilst also coping with isolation through food control. Medical and mental professionals need further education about the unique position sexual minorities face about proper physical, mental, and emotional care. This capstone addresses the issues and provides suggestions for professionals working with sexual minorities with preventative interventions for sexual minorities in treatment for eating disorders.
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eating disorders , disordered eating , sexual minority , Queer , enacted stigma , minority stress
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Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 United States , openAccess