Minority stress and health: Implications for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) young people

Counselling Psychology Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 373-379

  Kelleher, Cathy ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Bisexual; Gay; Lesbian; Minority stress; Psychological distress; Transgender youth

Indexed keywords

EID: 74849122397     PISSN: 09515070     EISSN: 14693674     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09515070903334995     Document Type: Article

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