Mental Health Care for Youth and Adolescents who Identify as LGTBQ

Abstract

As a naturopathic doctor, you certainly have some patients who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning (LGBTQ). You may even have friends or colleagues that identify as part of this population. But what many clinicians fail to realize are the many struggles and hardships a young LGBTQ person faces, particularly within their families of origin, who may see their sexual orientation as “lifestyle choice”.