How depressed and suicidal sexual minority adolescents understand the causes of their distress

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 130-151

  Diamond, Gary M ^a   Shilo, Guy ^b   Jurgensen, Erin ^c   D'Augelli, Anthony ^d   Samarova, Valeria ^b   White, Khendi ^e  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c TEMPLE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Bisexual; Depression; Family therapy; Gay; Lesbian; Parents; Suicide

Indexed keywords

EID: 79954553097     PISSN: 19359705     EISSN: 19359713     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/19359705.2010.532668     Document Type: Article

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