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related to lower levels of victimization. The benefits to transgender students were even stronger than for cisgender LGB students. Poteat, Sinclair, DiGiovanni, Koenig, and Russell (2013) also found that schools with GSAs experienced lower suicide rates for students overall, with the highest benefit in reduced suicidality for LGBT

complex and is impacted by factors such as individual preexisting characteristics, time post injury, and the area injured (Raskin, 2011). Little is known about how these factors affect neuroplasticity, nor what interventions are most likely to be effective in promoting desired brain changes. Knowledge about the processes

complexities of outness: Psychosocial predictors of coming out to others among Black lesbian and bisexual women. Journal of LGBT Health Research, 4(4), 153–166. Butler, M., McCreedy, E., Schwer, N., Burgess, D., Call, K., Przedworski, J., … Kane, R. L. (2016). Improving cultural competence to reduce health disparities

complex issue. First, TBI leads to a change in a woman’s ability to function in one or more areas (Ackerman & Banks, 2006). In addition, TBI can be manifested as either a visible or an invisible disability (Ackerman & Banks, 2009; Banks, 2007a); in the former situation, others

related to coming out; meanwhile, a body of research has documented higher rates for sexual minorities of stress, depression, alcohol use, and victimization experiences (Blosnich et al., 2013). Daily stress from homophobia, discrimination, victimization, socialization in bars/discrimination in other settings, targeting by the tobacco industry, the stress

complexity and variety of problems faced by survivors of brain injury. Adherence to one theory, model, or framework will lead to poor clinical practice. We need to integrate theories of learning, emotional adjustment, awareness, compensatory behavior, and social context among others. The two case studies presented here

related behavioral difficulties that may arise within the group context. One peer leader suggested, “training on how to deal with this [brain injury] in the context of the course, and having some basic counseling skills to diffuse a situation.” Another peer leader considered that presenting case scenarios about

complexities and factors that could be contributing to the high prevalence rates. Research that has looked at mental health functioning of transgender populations has found trans people are often not only normal in their functioning but above average in intelligence (Gómez-Gil, Vidal-Hagemeijer, & Salamero, 2008). However, because

arc** bypasses the brain for fast responses: Receptor → afferent neuron → interneuron in spinal cord → efferent neuron → effector **Patellar (knee-jerk