Age of Minority Sexual Orientation Development and Risk of Childhood Maltreatment and Suicide Attempts in Women

American Journal of Orthopsychiatry

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 511-521

  Corliss, Heather L ^a   Cochran, Susan D ^a   Mays, Vickie M ^b   Greenland, Sander ^a   Seeman, Teresa E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood maltreatment; Racial ethnic minority; Sexual orientation; Suicide attempt; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SUICIDE ATTEMPT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MINORITY GROUPS; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 77950357231     PISSN: 00029432     EISSN: 19390025     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0017163     Document Type: Article

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