Men's sexual orientation and suicide: Evidence for U.S. adolescent-specific risk

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 523-529

  Russell, Stephen T ^a   Toomey, Russell B ^a  

^a Environmental Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Adolescent development; Adolescents; Bisexual; Gay; Longitudinal; Sexual identity; Sexual orientation; Suicidality; Suicide; USA

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; GENDER RELATIONS; GENDER ROLE; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; AMERICAN INDIAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HISPANIC; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEGRO; NORMAL HUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MASCULINITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; ROLE; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856374325     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.07.038     Document Type: Article

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