Sexual orientation and mental health: A review;Orientation sexuelle et santé mentale : une revue de la littérature

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 437-450

  Lhomond, B ^a   Saurel Cubizolles, M J ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Mental health; Sexual behaviours; Sexual orientation; Suicide

Indexed keywords

BISEXUALITY; DEPRESSION; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MEDLINE; MENTAL HEALTH; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SUICIDE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 71249131158     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2009.07.068     Document Type: Review

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