Physical Health Complaints Among Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexual and Homosexually Experienced Heterosexual Individuals: Results From the California Quality of Life Survey | Zendy

Susan D. Cochran | Zendy; Vickie M. Mays | Zendy

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Physical Health Complaints Among Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexual and Homosexually Experienced Heterosexual Individuals: Results From the California Quality of Life Survey

Author(s) -

Susan D. Cochran,

Vickie M. Mays

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

american journal of public health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284

H-Index - 264

eISSN - 1541-0048

pISSN - 0090-0036

DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2006.087254

Subject(s) - sexual orientation , heterosexuality , distress , medicine , psychological distress , homosexuality , sexual minority , clinical psychology , quality of life (healthcare) , psychology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gerontology , demography , mental health , psychiatry , family medicine , social psychology , nursing , psychoanalysis , sociology

We examined evidence that minority sexual orientation is associated with more-frequent reports of physical health complaints. We also investigated the possible role of HIV infection among gay men and higher rates of psychological distress among lesbians, gay men, and bisexually and homosexually experienced heterosexual individuals in generating these health disparities.

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