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Mackenzie P Lerario¹, Nicole Rosendale², Jeff L Waugh³

¹Fordham Graduate School of Social Service, New York, NY, USA; Greenburgh Pride, Greenburgh, NY, USA.

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Sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals experience unique stressors, potentially increasing neuropsychiatric symptoms and functional neurological disorder. Community involvement is vital for developing affirming care and further research is needed.

Keywords:

Conversion disorder Functional movement disorder Functional neurological disorder Functional seizures LGBTQ healthcare Psychogenic nonepileptic seizures Sexual and gender minority Transgender

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Area of Science:

Neuroscience
Psychiatry
Sociology

Background:

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations face unique stressors and discrimination.
These factors are linked to higher rates of neuropsychiatric symptoms like depression, anxiety, and suicidality.
Emerging data suggest a potential higher prevalence of functional neurological disorder (FND) and other brain-mind-body conditions in SGM individuals.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the relevance of functional neurological disorder (FND) in sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations.
To highlight the need for a biopsychosocial framework in understanding FND within the SGM community.
To emphasize the importance of community representation and feedback in developing affirming healthcare environments.

Main Methods:

Review of emerging data on FND prevalence in SGM populations.
Biopsychosocial framework analysis.
Emphasis on community-based participatory research principles.

Main Results:

SGM individuals may have a higher prevalence of functional neurological disorder (FND).
Unique stressors and discrimination contribute to neuropsychiatric symptoms in SGM people.
Community involvement is crucial for effective and affirming interventions.

Conclusions:

Further research is essential to understand FND in sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations.
Affirming environments require representation and feedback from the SGM community.
A biopsychosocial approach is critical for addressing FND in SGM individuals.