The protective effects of social/contextual factors on psychiatric morbidity in LGB populations | Zendy

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The protective effects of social/contextual factors on psychiatric morbidity in LGB populations

Author(s) -

Mark L. Hatzenbuehler,

Katherine M. Keyes,

Katie A. McLaughlin

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

international journal of epidemiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406

H-Index - 208

eISSN - 1464-3685

pISSN - 0300-5771

DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyr019

Subject(s) - lesbian , anxiety , mental health , psychiatry , psychology , homosexuality , social isolation , sexual orientation , depression (economics) , mood , clinical psychology , alcohol dependence , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , social support , medicine , population , environmental health , alcohol , social psychology , biochemistry , chemistry , economics , macroeconomics , psychoanalysis , psychotherapist

Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) populations evidence higher rates of psychiatric disorders than heterosexuals, but most LGB individuals do not have mental-health problems. The present study examined risk modifiers at the social/contextual level that may protect LGB individuals from the development of psychiatric disorders.

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