Saúde mental de lésbicas, gays e bissexuais religiosos/espirituais
uma scoping review
Palavras-chave:
Bissexualidade, Saúde, Homossexualidade, EspiritualidadeResumo
Objetivo
Os efeitos da religiosidade e espiritualidade na saúde mental de lésbicas, gays e bissexuais não são claros, principalmente quando há uma incongruência entre as crenças religiosas/espirituais e a orientação sexual. Com base nisso, este estudo configura-se como uma scoping review cujo objetivo é mapear as evidências existentes na literatura sobre a relação entre religiosidade/espiritualidade e saúde mental em lésbicas, gays e bissexuais religiosos/espirituais.
Método
A busca ocorreu nas bases de dados PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Scientific Electronic Library Online e Literatura Latino-Americana do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde, totalizando 36 estudos para análise.
Resultados
Os resultados indicaram que a religiosidade e espiritualidade podem ser benéficas e prejudiciais para o público analisado, não havendo consenso a respeito do seu efeito sobre a saúde mental.
Conclusão
De modo geral, a presente revisão trouxe relevantes contribuições para a literatura científica, apontando a complexidade do fenômeno e as lacunas existentes nos estudos já realizados, possibilitando direcionamentos para a construção de pesquisas futuras.
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