Mature gays and lesbians
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News releases Research Social science. A new University of Washington study finds that lesbian, gay and bisexual older adults are more likely than heterosexuals to suffer chronic health conditions. Lesbian and bisexual older women are more likely than heterosexual older women to suffer chronic health conditions, experience sleep problems and drink excessively, a new University of Washington study finds. In general, lesbian, gay and bisexual LGB older adults were found to be in poorer health than heterosexuals, specifically in terms of higher rates of cardiovascular disease, weakened immune system and low back or neck pain.


Therapeutic Issues with Gay and Lesbian Elders




Later Adulthood - The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People - NCBI Bookshelf
NCBI Bookshelf. The cohort of LGBT people currently in later life grew up and moved into adulthood in much less supportive environments than those experienced by younger cohorts. Before entering adulthood, the oldest of this cohort would have seen, in , the creation of an official diagnosis that listed homosexuality as a sociopathic personality disturbance Bayer, and watched Senator McCarthy include gay men and lesbians on his blacklist. As adults, this cohort witnessed routine harassment by authorities, as well as the Stonewall Rebellion in and the American Psychiatric Association's removal of homosexuality from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders in see Chapter 2 for a full historical overview. For all adults, later life is known as a period of both growth and decline Baltes et al. Significant research effort has begun focusing on the diseases and disorders that accompany old age and the lifestyles of the elderly, including dementia; the living environments of later life; the need for and delivery of care from both interpersonal and institutional perspectives; the related social, and especially family, relations of older persons; end-of-life preparations; bereavement; and the personal and environmental characteristics of successful aging.



Try out PMC Labs and tell us what you think. Learn More. McDougall helps sensitize us to issues of the homosexual aged, not only their stigmatized existence, but also their remarkable strengths and special needs. Being old and being gay may seem like an overwhelming task to accomplish, since aging has its share of emotional challenges and concerns.





Morgan P. Slusher, PhD, Carole J. GLOW has been meeting monthly for 7 years. Scheduling, professional involvement, and special attention to social support seem critical for the group's success.


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