Perceived determinants of mental health for bisexual people: A qualitative examination

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 100, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 496-502

  Ross, Lori E ^a,b   Dobinson, Cheryl ^a   Eady, Allison ^a  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; CANADA; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BISEXUALITY; COMMUNITY-BASED PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUPS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ONTARIO; PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 77149148426     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.156307     Document Type: Article

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