Pediatric Collections: LGBTQ+: Support and Care - Part 1: Combatting Stigma and Discrimination Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781610024723 ISBN-10: 1610024729 Copyright: 2021 Edition: 1st Author: AAP, Doody's Expert Review    Score: 91 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Joseph Hageman,  MD  (Evanston Hospital) Description This book is an up-to-date collection of current articles about aspects of LGBTQ+ support and care. The book provides an overview of the challenges this patient population faces in school, at home, and in the community. Purpose The purpose of the book is to introduce the challenges that LGBTQ+ children, adolescents, and young adults face in their lives. These are worthy objectives and this group of articles is needed. The book meets these objectives and is worthwhile. Audience The audience is pediatric providers at all levels of training. The book meets the needs of the intended audience. The editors and authors are credible and recognized experts. One contributor gave grand rounds at the University of Chicago and has been a guest editor for Pediatric Annals. Features This book introduces methods of combating stigma and bias in the LGBTQ+ community. Each article summarizes the literature and what we can do as providers to learn more about the challenges in LGBTQ+ patients' lives. The tables are comprehensive and worthwhile. Assessment This book is part 1 of a group of current, worthwhile articles about stigma and bias among LGBTQ+ youth, published by the American Academy of Pediatrics in 2021. This is the first of a series of three sets of articles to educate pediatric providers at all levels of training, from students to attendings, and is well worth a read. Review Questionnaire Range Question Score 1-10 Are the author's objectives met? 10 1-10 Rate the worthiness of those objectives. 10 1-5 Is this written at an appropriate level? 5 1-5 Is there significant duplication? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 3 1-5 Are there significant omissions? (1=significant, 5=insignificant) 4 1-5 Rate the authority of the authors. 5 1-5 Are there sufficient illustrations? 5 1-5 Rate the pedagogic value of the illustrations. 3 1-5 Rate the print quality of the illustrations. 3 1-5 Are there sufficient references? 5 1-5 Rate the currency of the references. 4 1-5 Rate the pertinence of the references. 5 1-5 Rate the helpfulness of the index. 5 1-5 If important in this specialty, rate the physical appearance of the book N/A 1-10 Is this a worthwhile contribution to the field? 10 1-10 If this is a 2nd or later edition, is this new edition needed? N/A ©2025 Doody Enterprises, Inc.