Disproportionate exposure to early-life adversity and sexual orientation disparities in psychiatric morbidity

Child Abuse and Neglect

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 645-655

  McLaughlin, Katie A ^a   Hatzenbuehler, Mark L ^b   Xuan, Ziming ^c   Conron, Kerith J ^d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Columbia University ^*  (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Childhood adversity; Disparities; LGB; Psychopathology; Sexual orientation; Victimization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT HEALTH; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; BISEXUALITY; CHILD ABUSE; CHILD PHYSICAL ABUSE; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; CHILD WELFARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; EARLY LIFE STRESS; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HOMELESSNESS; HUMAN; LESBIAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PARTNER VIOLENCE; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CHILD ABUSE; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; DOMESTIC VIOLENCE; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMELESS YOUTH; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SEXUALITY; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84866418073     PISSN: 01452134     EISSN: 18737757     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.07.004     Document Type: Article

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