Life beyond depression: The experience of gays and lesbians who self-identify as depressed

Journal of LGBT Health Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 53-73

  Lovasz, Nathalie ^a   Clarke, Juanne ^b  

^a SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b WILFRID LAURIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Content analysis; Depression; Gay males; Lesbian females; Weblogs

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFLICT; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; DRUG USE; EDUCATION; EMOTION; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MENTAL HEALTH; ONLINE ANALYSIS; POLITICS; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MINORITY; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIETY; WORK;

EID: 67650620478     PISSN: 15574091     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15574090802226600     Document Type: Article

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