Culture, trauma, and wellness: A comparison of heterosexual and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and two-spirit Native Americans

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 287-301

  Balsam, Kimberly F ^a   Huang, Bu ^a   Fieland, Karen C ^a   Simoni, Jane M ^a   Walters, Karina L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

American Indian Native American; Gay; Lesbian; Mental health; Physical abuse; Substance abuse; Trauma; Two spirit

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; ILLICIT DRUG;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CHILD ABUSE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ESKIMO; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MINORITY GROUP; PHYSICAL ABUSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOM; RESEARCH; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BISEXUALITY; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 3943098706     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1099-9809.10.3.287     Document Type: Article

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