Major Mental Illness in a Sexual Minority Psychiatric Sample

Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 97-106

  Hellman, Ronald E ^a   Sudderth, Lori ^b   Avery, Anna M ^c  

^a South Beach Psychiatric Center   (United States)

^b QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age of onset; Anxiety; Bipolar disorder; Bisexual; Depression; Manic depressive disorder; Schizoaffective disorder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BIPOLAR DISORDER; BISEXUALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MOOD DISORDER; ONSET AGE; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOSIS; SCHIZOAFFECTIVE PSYCHOSIS; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; TRANSVESTISM;

EID: 1842526640     PISSN: 10907173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:JOLA.0000011065.08186.17     Document Type: Article

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