The impact of minority stress on mental health and substance use among sexual minority women

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 159-170

  Lehavot, Keren ^a   Simoni, Jane M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexual; health; lesbian; minority stress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTECEDENT VARIABLE; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL FEMALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH SURVEY; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINORITY GROUP; MINORITY HEALTH; PSYCHOSOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SEXUAL MINORITY; SNOWBALL SAMPLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRUCTURAL EQUATION MODELING; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; BISEXUALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; MINORITY HEALTH; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WOMEN;

EID: 79953762348     PISSN: 0022006X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0022839     Document Type: Article

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