Examining the Attitudes and Behaviors of Health-care Providers Toward LGBT Patients in Lebanon. 

 -  2020 
<br/><br/> The present cross-sectional descriptive study examined the attitudes and behaviors of health-care providers toward LGBT patients in Lebanon. Participants (N = 141) generally showed positive attitudes and behaviors toward LGBT patients. Mental health providers were significantly less likely to believe that homosexuality is a mental health disorder or that it is unnatural to identify with a gender identity other than one's biological sex when compared to non-mental health providers. Mental health providers were also more likely to be willing to address transgender people by their gender pronouns, and to believe that homosexuality is a natural variation on the sexual orientation spectrum when compared to non-mental health providers. Findings show favorable attitudes and behaviors of health-care providers toward LGBT individuals when compared to previous investigations in Lebanon. Implications on the educational, research, and policy levels are discussed. 
<br/><br/><br/>English 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>0091-8369 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>*Attitude of Health Personnel<br/>*Homosexuality<br/>*Sexual and Gender Minorities<br/>Adult<br/>Cross-Sectional Studies<br/>Female<br/>Humans<br/>Lebanon<br/>Male<br/>Middle Aged<br/>Transgender Persons
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>MedStar Washington Hospital Center
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Medicine/Internal Medicine
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Function: </label><br/>Journal Article