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An Update on LGBTQ Youth’s Mental Health (Professionals)
A To-Do List for White Psychologists (and other Anti-Racist Allies) in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent increased awareness of systemic racism have left me, a white psychologist, at a loss for words. I wanted to write a post for other anti-racist allies who are also struggling to voice and act in increasingly anti-racist ways both personally and professionally.
Transgender OCD: A New Theme Following a Familiar Pattern
In the early 2000s, patients started reporting a new worry to their OCD therapists: what if I’m gay? This thought was often prefaced by patients declaring that they weren’t homophobic, but the fear was still there. The theme was dubbed homosexual OCD or HOCD.
Anxiety and Depression in Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals
People who identify as sexual (i.e., lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer) or gender (i.e., transgender, genderqueer, non-binary) minorities have similar symptoms of anxiety and depression as heterosexual and cisgender (non-transgender) individuals.
Succeeding in Your First Job Application, Part 3
1. What makes an application “wow” you? And the converse, what makes you want to stop reading an application on the spot?