Pediatric Collections: LGBTQ+: Support and Care - Part 2: Health Concerns and Disparities Doody's Expert Review Review Questionnaire ISBN: 9781610025393 ISBN-10: 1610025393 Copyright: 2021 Edition: 1st Author: AAP, Doody's Expert Review    Score: 93 Doody's Star Rating™ and Doody's Expert Review provide by Doody Enterprises, Inc. Reviewer: Joseph Hageman,  MD  (Evanston Hospital) Description This book is the second part of a collection of clinically relevant articles on aspects of health concerns and disparities among LGBTQ+ children, adolescents, and young adults. This collection has been published in Pediatrics from about 2009-2020. Purpose The purpose of this collection is to educate clinicians about health concerns and disparities of LGBTQ+ children, adolescents, and young adults so they will be more knowledgeable in managing this patient population. This objective is definitely worthy. The three-part collection is much needed and meets the stated objective. Audience The intended audience for this book is pediatric providers. The authors and contributors are credible, recognized experts in the field. Features The content covers health concerns and ongoing disparities among LGBTQ+ children, adolescents, and young adults, including mental health and stigmatization. Each article is descriptive but also provides strategies to help this challenging population of pediatric patients. Assessment This book offers another excellent, clinically relevant collection of articles. It is well-organized, well-presented, and useful for all pediatric providers who care for this patient population. I highly recommend this book, as it is well worth taking the time to learn about the challenges these patients face and how we can provide supportive care. 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) 4 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. 4 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.