Frequency of self-reported persistent post-treatment genital hypoesthesia among past antidepressant users: a cross-sectional survey of sexual and gender minority youth in Canada and the US.

Purpose: Persistent post-treatment genital hypoesthesia (PPTGH) is a primary symptom of post-SSRI sexual dysfunction (PSSD), an iatrogenic syndrome characterized by enduring sexual dysfunction following the discontinuation of some antidepressants. We aimed to estimate the frequency of PPTGH among past users of psychiatric treatments, particularly antidepressants.

Methods: We used a subsample of UnACoRN, a US/Canada survey of sexual and gender minority youth aged 15 to 29.

Moral distress related to paid and unpaid care among healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

While there is growing literature on experiences of healthcare workers and those providing unpaid care during COVID-19, little research considers the relationships between paid and unpaid care burdens and contributions. We administered a moral distress survey to healthcare workers in Canada, in 2022, collecting data on both paid and unpaid care. There were no significant differences in the proportion of participants providing unpaid care by gender, with both genders equally affected by certain responsibilities such as reduced contact with family/loved ones.

Moral distress, coping mechanisms, and turnover intent among healthcare providers in British Columbia: a race and gender-based analysis.

Background: This study explores intersectionality in moral distress and turnover intention among healthcare workers (HCWs) in British Columbia, focusing on race and gender dynamics. It addresses gaps in research on how these factors affect healthcare workforce composition and experiences.

Methods: Our cross-sectional observational study utilized a structured online survey.

Trends in mental health and smoking disparities between sexual minority and heterosexual adults in Canada, 2003-2020.

Sexual minority populations experience a higher burden of mental health and substance use/misuse conditions than heterosexual comparators-a health inequality that has predominantly been attributed to forms of minority stress experienced by the former group. Sexual minority-affirming legislative and policy advances, as well as improvements in social attitudes toward sexual minorities in recent decades, should presumably reduce experiences of minority stress, thereby attenuating these disparities. We conducted temporal trend analyses of annual prevalence of anxiety, depression, poor self-rated mental health, and cigarette smoking, stratified by sexual orientation and gender/sex subgroups using the Canadian Community Health Survey, 2003-2020.