Internalized homophobia and internalizing mental health problems: A meta-analytic review

Clinical Psychology Review

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1019-1029

  Newcomb, Michael E ^a   Mustanski, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Depression; Homosexuality; Internalized homophobia; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; CLINICAL TRIAL; DATA COLLECTION METHOD; DEPRESSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; MENTAL HEALTH; META ANALYSIS; PUBLICATION; REVIEW; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY DISORDERS; BISEXUALITY; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77957348295     PISSN: 02727358     EISSN: 18737811     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cpr.2010.07.003     Document Type: Review

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