Sexual orientation and self-reported mood disorder diagnosis among Canadian adults

BMC Public Health

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Pakula, Basia ^a   Shoveller, Jean A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Mental health; Mood disorders; Sexual minority; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDER; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CANADA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOOD DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84874750625     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712458     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-13-209     Document Type: Article

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