"Recent years have seen a flood of high quality research related to the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals and families. The GLMA Handbook on LGBT Health is the first comprehensive resource to gather that knowledge in one place in the service of vital information needs. Both accurate and easy to understand, the two-volume handbook addresses physical, mental and emotional health, as well as policy decisions affecting the LGBT community from youth through old age. Volume One is deovted to overall health of the population and preventive care, while Volume Two examines disease management."--Publisher's description.

Volume 1 : Societal issues and health promotion. Foreword / Hector Vargas -- The politics of LGBT health / Kellan E. Baker -- Interactions between culture, race, and sexuality in health / David J. Malebranche and LaRon E. Nelson -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender public health and epidemiology / Randall Sell -- Transgender medical care in the United States : a historical perspective / Madeline B. Deutsch, Marci L. Bowers, Asa Radix, and Tamar C. Carmel -- Exploring the health issues of LGBT adolescents / Travis A. Gayles and Robert Garofalo -- The health of LGBT elders / W. Christopher Skidmore, Mark J. Simone, Manuel A. Eskildsen, David O. Staats, and Jonathan S. Applebaum -- Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender parents / Megan C. Lytle -- Preventive health for gay, bisexual, and queer men / Russell G. Buhr and Tri D. Do -- Sexual health for women / Tonia Poteat, Dawn Harbatkin, and Alexis D. Light -- Sexual health for men / Laura Erickson-Schroth, Richard E. Greene, and David Hankins -- Volume 2 : Health matters and global challenges. Mood and anxiety disorders / Brian Hurley, Justin A. Chen, and John B. Taylor -- Eating disorders / Lazaro Zayas, Louis Ostrowsky, and Brian Hurley -- Substance use and abuse among LGBT populations / Faye Chao and Elie G. Aoun -- Sexually transmitted infections and LGBT populations / John A. Davis and Carl G. Street Jr. -- Cancer in sexual minority women / Deborah Bowen and Jennifer Jabson -- Cancer in men and transgender women / Darryl Mitteldorf, Gerald Perlman, and David M. Latini -- Tobacco use in LGBT populations / NFN Scout -- Intimate partner violence in LGBTQ relationships / Cathy E. Welch -- Cardiovascular health and the LGBT community / Rebecca Allison -- When a welcoming health care environment matters most / Diane Bruessow, Henry Ng, and Amy Wilson-Stronks -- LGBT health beyond North America / Megan C. Lytle, Travis P. Sherer, and Vincent M.B. Silenzio.