Lesbians in New Zealand: Their mental health and satisfaction with mental health services

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 256-263

  Welch, Sarah ^a   Collings, Sunny C D ^b   Howden Chapman, Phillippa ^b  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Lesbian; Mental health; Service satisfaction; Women

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEW ZEALAND; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 0034111239     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2000.00710.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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