Mental health among Israeli homosexual adolescents and young adults

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 97-116

  Shenkman, Geva ^a   Shmotkin, Dov ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Depression; Gay and lesbian youth; Mental health; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 78651087050     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2011.533630     Document Type: Article

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