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Mental Health Correlates of Perceived Discrimination Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adults in the United States
American Journal of Public Health · 2001 · Vol. 91(11) · pp. 1869–1876
Vickie M. Mays✉(University of Southern California)Susan D. Cochran(University of Southern California)
Abstract
Higher levels of discrimination may underlie recent observations of greater psychiatric morbidity risk among lesbian, gay, and bisexual individuals.
LGBTQ Health, Identity, and PolicyRacial and Ethnic Identity ResearchSexual orientationLesbianMental healthHomosexualityMinority stressAnxietyPsychologyDistressClinical psychologySexual minority
MeSH terms
AdultAgedMental DisordersBisexualityFemaleHealth SurveysHomosexualityHumansMaleMiddle AgedMinority GroupsPrejudiceRisk FactorsSelf-AssessmentSocial Perception
Funding
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- H2020 European Research Council
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