Lesley A Tarasoff
Biographic Data
| ID | 1263787 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lesley A Tarasoff |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lesley A |
| FAMILY NAME | Tarasoff |
| SIGNATURE | TARASOFF L A |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Toronto |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-5130-8660 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 21 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 71 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 21 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Disability, Pregnancy, and Child Protective Services
We explored disabled birthing parents' fear of, and involvement with, child protective services in the perinatal period, including how such experiences impacted their prenatal, birth, and postpartum care. Birthing parents with a physical, sensory, and/or intellectual or developmental disability were recruited in Ontario, Canada, and completed semi‐structured interviews about their perinatal care experiences. Using an interpretive phenomenological…
Preconception health disparities among reproductive-aged women with and without disabilities in Canada
Sexual violence and mental health among young bi+ and lesbian women and gender minoritized people
Sexual stigma and violence are related to mental health among young bi+ and lesbian women and gender minoritized people
Assessment of Canadian perinatal mental health services from the provider perspective
Survey findings reveal significant gaps in training, screening tool use, and timely and culturally safe treatment of perinatal mental health concerns. There is critical need for coordinated and nationally mandated perinatal mental health services in Canada to improve care for pregnant and postpartum people
A Socio-Ecological Approach to Understanding the Perinatal Care Experiences of People with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities in Ontario, Canada
Exploring potential determinants of sexual victimization disparities among young sexual minoritized people
Young sexual minoritized people report elevated rates of sexual violence in comparison to their heterosexual peers. This health disparity is largest among lesbian and bisexual people, and in particular bisexual women. We know little about what drives this health disparity, which is critically necessary information for developing effective sexual violence interventions. Recently, sexual stigma has been identified as an important factor related to …
Young Bisexual People’s Experiences of Sexual Violence
Bisexual people are at an increased vulnerability for sexual victimization in comparison to heterosexual people, as well as gay and lesbian people. As the majority of first sexual violence experiences happen prior to age 25 for bisexual women, young bisexual people are particularly vulnerable. Despite consistent evidence of this health disparity, little is known about what factors might increase young bisexual people's risk for sexual victimizati…
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Disparities in the Prevalence of Suicide Ideation and Attempt Among Bisexual Populations
Bisexual Stigma, Sexual Violence, and Sexual Health Among Bisexual and Other Plurisexual Women
Bisexual women experience higher rates of sexual victimization relative to heterosexual and lesbian women, and worse sexual health outcomes. Though these health disparities are well documented in the literature, few empirical data have been published on what factors are driving these disparities. Further, research documenting sexual victimization and health of plurisexual (i.e., attracted to more than one gender) women group all participants as b…
Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety Among Bisexual People Compared to Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Individuals
A Critical Examination of Online News Media Representations of Bisexual Women Who Use Cannabis
In spring 2015, Robinson's article entitled, “The role of anxiety in bisexual women's use of cannabis in Canada,” was published in Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, presenting findings from a mixed-methods study of bisexual women's cannabis use. The study found that 33.6% of bisexual women in the province of Ontario, Canada, had used cannabis in the past year; 5 times greater than that for Canadian women in general (Bauer et …
Community participation within the context of recovery
Community participation is a key component of recovery for people with schizophrenia however, little is known about this process for persons of South Asian origin. This study explores the community participation and recovery amongst South Asians with schizophrenia living in Toronto, Canada. Seven people of South Asian origin with a diagnosis of psychosis or schizophrenia participated in a longitudinal qualitative study, with interviews taking pla…
Pregnant Plurisexual Women's Sexual and Relationship Histories across the Life Span
Plurisexual women (that is, those with the potential for attraction to more than one gender) experience unique issues associated with forming and maintaining intimate relationships. In particular, plurisexual women, unlike monosexual women, navigate choices and decisions related to the gender of their partners throughout their lifetime, and may experience a variety of social pressures and constraints that influence these decisions. However, previ…
Positive Identity Experiences of Young Bisexual and Other Nonmonosexual People
The majority of LGBTQ psychological research focuses on dysfunction. The exclusion of strengths-based perspectives in LGBTQ psychology limits the understanding of LGBTQ mental health. In this article we report experiences that young bisexual and other nonmonosexual people perceive as affirming of their sexual identity. A 28-day, daily diary study was used to investigate whether bisexual-identified participants encountered positive experiences rel…
Negative identity experiences of bisexual and other non-monosexual people
In this article, we report experiences that bisexual and other nonmonosexual people perceive as negative or threatening toward their sexual identity that may relate to mental health. A 28-day, daily diary study investigated whether participants encountered negative experiences related to their sexual identity. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, participants' experiences were organized according to a social ecological model. Experien…
Predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors of trans-positive clinical behavior change
Transgender, transsexual, and other gender minority (trans) populations experience numerous health disparities in comparison to cisgender (non-trans) groups. Many trans and gender nonconforming people report interactions with health care providers who lack knowledge about the client's specific health care needs and in some cases discrimination from health care providers, which leads to health care avoidance behaviors and poor health outcomes. Tra…
Exploring the Contours of Religion and Spirituality in Creating Community
For persons living with psychosis, religious and spiritual spaces are a readily available resource that can support recovery and community inclusion. However, these resources are often underutilized in treatment planning. This in‐depth qualitative analysis explored the construction of community through faith spaces, religion, and spirituality for persons with psychosis. An ethnically and racially diverse group of 31 people with psychosis were int…
Understanding perceptions of community participation in persons with severe mental illness
Breaking the ice
While proponents of social (i.e., nonmedical) egg freezing argue that it is liberating for women, opponents contest that the technology provides an individualist solution to a social problem. This article comprises personal and academic reflections on the debate on social egg freezing from four young women studying reproductive technologies. We challenge the promotion of social egg freezing as an empowering option for women and question cultural …
Using interactive theatre to help fertility providers better understand sexual and gender minority patients
In comparison with traditional forms of KTE, interactive theatre may be particularly effective in engaging service providers and addressing their attitudes towards marginalised patient populations. Although the evaluation results of our interactive workshop were mostly positive, the long-term impact of the workshop is unknown. Long-term evaluations are needed to determine the effectiveness of arts-based KTE efforts. Other considerations for devel…
Maternity rolls
by Heather Kuttai, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fernwood Publishing, 2010, 144 pp., Can$18.95 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-55-266342-4. Based on her MSc thesis, Maternity Rolls is a powerful autoethnography by
Bisexual Stigma, Sexual Violence, and Sexual Health Among Bisexual and Other Plurisexual Women
Bisexual women experience higher rates of sexual victimization relative to heterosexual and lesbian women, and worse sexual health outcomes. Though these health disparities are well documented in the literature, few empirical data have been published on what factors are driving these disparities. Further, research documenting sexual victimization and health of plurisexual (i.e., attracted to more than one gender) women group all participants as b…
Positive Identity Experiences of Young Bisexual and Other Nonmonosexual People
The majority of LGBTQ psychological research focuses on dysfunction. The exclusion of strengths-based perspectives in LGBTQ psychology limits the understanding of LGBTQ mental health. In this article we report experiences that young bisexual and other nonmonosexual people perceive as affirming of their sexual identity. A 28-day, daily diary study was used to investigate whether bisexual-identified participants encountered positive experiences rel…
Young Bisexual People’s Experiences of Sexual Violence
Bisexual people are at an increased vulnerability for sexual victimization in comparison to heterosexual people, as well as gay and lesbian people. As the majority of first sexual violence experiences happen prior to age 25 for bisexual women, young bisexual people are particularly vulnerable. Despite consistent evidence of this health disparity, little is known about what factors might increase young bisexual people's risk for sexual victimizati…
Predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors of trans-positive clinical behavior change
Transgender, transsexual, and other gender minority (trans) populations experience numerous health disparities in comparison to cisgender (non-trans) groups. Many trans and gender nonconforming people report interactions with health care providers who lack knowledge about the client's specific health care needs and in some cases discrimination from health care providers, which leads to health care avoidance behaviors and poor health outcomes. Tra…
Community participation within the context of recovery
Community participation is a key component of recovery for people with schizophrenia however, little is known about this process for persons of South Asian origin. This study explores the community participation and recovery amongst South Asians with schizophrenia living in Toronto, Canada. Seven people of South Asian origin with a diagnosis of psychosis or schizophrenia participated in a longitudinal qualitative study, with interviews taking pla…
Pregnant Plurisexual Women's Sexual and Relationship Histories across the Life Span
Plurisexual women (that is, those with the potential for attraction to more than one gender) experience unique issues associated with forming and maintaining intimate relationships. In particular, plurisexual women, unlike monosexual women, navigate choices and decisions related to the gender of their partners throughout their lifetime, and may experience a variety of social pressures and constraints that influence these decisions. However, previ…
Understanding perceptions of community participation in persons with severe mental illness
Using interactive theatre to help fertility providers better understand sexual and gender minority patients
In comparison with traditional forms of KTE, interactive theatre may be particularly effective in engaging service providers and addressing their attitudes towards marginalised patient populations. Although the evaluation results of our interactive workshop were mostly positive, the long-term impact of the workshop is unknown. Long-term evaluations are needed to determine the effectiveness of arts-based KTE efforts. Other considerations for devel…
Exploring potential determinants of sexual victimization disparities among young sexual minoritized people
Young sexual minoritized people report elevated rates of sexual violence in comparison to their heterosexual peers. This health disparity is largest among lesbian and bisexual people, and in particular bisexual women. We know little about what drives this health disparity, which is critically necessary information for developing effective sexual violence interventions. Recently, sexual stigma has been identified as an important factor related to …
Maternity rolls
by Heather Kuttai, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Fernwood Publishing, 2010, 144 pp., Can$18.95 (paperback), ISBN 978-1-55-266342-4. Based on her MSc thesis, Maternity Rolls is a powerful autoethnography by
Breaking the ice
While proponents of social (i.e., nonmedical) egg freezing argue that it is liberating for women, opponents contest that the technology provides an individualist solution to a social problem. This article comprises personal and academic reflections on the debate on social egg freezing from four young women studying reproductive technologies. We challenge the promotion of social egg freezing as an empowering option for women and question cultural …
Using interactive theatre to help fertility providers better understand sexual and gender minority patients
In comparison with traditional forms of KTE, interactive theatre may be particularly effective in engaging service providers and addressing their attitudes towards marginalised patient populations. Although the evaluation results of our interactive workshop were mostly positive, the long-term impact of the workshop is unknown. Long-term evaluations are needed to determine the effectiveness of arts-based KTE efforts. Other considerations for devel…
Negative identity experiences of bisexual and other non-monosexual people
In this article, we report experiences that bisexual and other nonmonosexual people perceive as negative or threatening toward their sexual identity that may relate to mental health. A 28-day, daily diary study investigated whether participants encountered negative experiences related to their sexual identity. Using a constructivist grounded theory approach, participants' experiences were organized according to a social ecological model. Experien…
Predisposing, reinforcing, and enabling factors of trans-positive clinical behavior change
Transgender, transsexual, and other gender minority (trans) populations experience numerous health disparities in comparison to cisgender (non-trans) groups. Many trans and gender nonconforming people report interactions with health care providers who lack knowledge about the client's specific health care needs and in some cases discrimination from health care providers, which leads to health care avoidance behaviors and poor health outcomes. Tra…
Exploring the Contours of Religion and Spirituality in Creating Community
For persons living with psychosis, religious and spiritual spaces are a readily available resource that can support recovery and community inclusion. However, these resources are often underutilized in treatment planning. This in‐depth qualitative analysis explored the construction of community through faith spaces, religion, and spirituality for persons with psychosis. An ethnically and racially diverse group of 31 people with psychosis were int…
Understanding perceptions of community participation in persons with severe mental illness
Community participation within the context of recovery
Community participation is a key component of recovery for people with schizophrenia however, little is known about this process for persons of South Asian origin. This study explores the community participation and recovery amongst South Asians with schizophrenia living in Toronto, Canada. Seven people of South Asian origin with a diagnosis of psychosis or schizophrenia participated in a longitudinal qualitative study, with interviews taking pla…
Pregnant Plurisexual Women's Sexual and Relationship Histories across the Life Span
Plurisexual women (that is, those with the potential for attraction to more than one gender) experience unique issues associated with forming and maintaining intimate relationships. In particular, plurisexual women, unlike monosexual women, navigate choices and decisions related to the gender of their partners throughout their lifetime, and may experience a variety of social pressures and constraints that influence these decisions. However, previ…
Positive Identity Experiences of Young Bisexual and Other Nonmonosexual People
The majority of LGBTQ psychological research focuses on dysfunction. The exclusion of strengths-based perspectives in LGBTQ psychology limits the understanding of LGBTQ mental health. In this article we report experiences that young bisexual and other nonmonosexual people perceive as affirming of their sexual identity. A 28-day, daily diary study was used to investigate whether bisexual-identified participants encountered positive experiences rel…
Prevalence of Depression and Anxiety Among Bisexual People Compared to Gay, Lesbian, and Heterosexual Individuals
A Critical Examination of Online News Media Representations of Bisexual Women Who Use Cannabis
In spring 2015, Robinson's article entitled, “The role of anxiety in bisexual women's use of cannabis in Canada,” was published in Psychology of Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity, presenting findings from a mixed-methods study of bisexual women's cannabis use. The study found that 33.6% of bisexual women in the province of Ontario, Canada, had used cannabis in the past year; 5 times greater than that for Canadian women in general (Bauer et …
A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Disparities in the Prevalence of Suicide Ideation and Attempt Among Bisexual Populations
Bisexual Stigma, Sexual Violence, and Sexual Health Among Bisexual and Other Plurisexual Women
Bisexual women experience higher rates of sexual victimization relative to heterosexual and lesbian women, and worse sexual health outcomes. Though these health disparities are well documented in the literature, few empirical data have been published on what factors are driving these disparities. Further, research documenting sexual victimization and health of plurisexual (i.e., attracted to more than one gender) women group all participants as b…
Young Bisexual People’s Experiences of Sexual Violence
Bisexual people are at an increased vulnerability for sexual victimization in comparison to heterosexual people, as well as gay and lesbian people. As the majority of first sexual violence experiences happen prior to age 25 for bisexual women, young bisexual people are particularly vulnerable. Despite consistent evidence of this health disparity, little is known about what factors might increase young bisexual people's risk for sexual victimizati…
A Socio-Ecological Approach to Understanding the Perinatal Care Experiences of People with Intellectual and/or Developmental Disabilities in Ontario, Canada
Exploring potential determinants of sexual victimization disparities among young sexual minoritized people
Young sexual minoritized people report elevated rates of sexual violence in comparison to their heterosexual peers. This health disparity is largest among lesbian and bisexual people, and in particular bisexual women. We know little about what drives this health disparity, which is critically necessary information for developing effective sexual violence interventions. Recently, sexual stigma has been identified as an important factor related to …
Sexual violence and mental health among young bi+ and lesbian women and gender minoritized people
Sexual stigma and violence are related to mental health among young bi+ and lesbian women and gender minoritized people
Assessment of Canadian perinatal mental health services from the provider perspective
Survey findings reveal significant gaps in training, screening tool use, and timely and culturally safe treatment of perinatal mental health concerns. There is critical need for coordinated and nationally mandated perinatal mental health services in Canada to improve care for pregnant and postpartum people
Preconception health disparities among reproductive-aged women with and without disabilities in Canada
Disability, Pregnancy, and Child Protective Services
We explored disabled birthing parents' fear of, and involvement with, child protective services in the perinatal period, including how such experiences impacted their prenatal, birth, and postpartum care. Birthing parents with a physical, sensory, and/or intellectual or developmental disability were recruited in Ontario, Canada, and completed semi‐structured interviews about their perinatal care experiences. Using an interpretive phenomenological…
Psychology (17 works) · Medicine (12 works) · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy (10 works) · Social Psychology (10 works) · Social Psychology (9 works) · Sociology (9 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Lesbian (7 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works)