Correlates of Mental Health Service use among lesbian, gay, and bisexual mothers and prospective mothers

Women and Health

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 95-112

  Steele, Leah S ^a   Ross, Lori E ^a   Epstein, Rachel ^b   Strike, Carol ^a   Goldfinger, Corrie ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b Sherbourne Health Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Barriers to care; Female; Homosexuality; Mental health services; Perinatal depression; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CANADA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MENTAL HEALTH; PERCEPTION; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PUERPERIUM; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; ANXIETY; BISEXUALITY; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; COMORBIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MATERNAL HEALTH SERVICES; MENTAL HEALTH; ONTARIO; POSTPARTUM PERIOD; PREGNANCY; PREJUDICE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 52649162857     PISSN: 03630242     EISSN: 15410331     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03630240802134225     Document Type: Article

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