Stressful childhood experiences and health outcomes in sexual minority populations: a systematic review.

Purpose: Stressful childhood experiences (SCE) are associated with many different health outcomes, such as psychiatric symptoms, physical illnesses, alcohol and drug abuse, and victimization experiences. Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people are at risk to be victims of SCE and show higher prevalence of SCE when compared with heterosexual controls.

Methods: This review analyzed systematically 73 articles that addressed different types of SCE in sexual minority populations and included items of household dysfunction.