Mental health of lesbian, gay, and bisexual youths: A developmental resiliency perspective

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Social Services

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 204-225

  Mustanski, Brian ^a   Newcomb, Michael E ^a   Garofalo, Robert ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b CHILDREN'S MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Family support; Homosexuality; Peers; Resilience; Victimization

Indexed keywords

EID: 79958695909     PISSN: 10538720     EISSN: 15404056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10538720.2011.561474     Document Type: Article

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