Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender older people in Ireland: Mental health issues

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 358-365

  McCann, Edward ^a   Sharek, Danika ^a   Higgins, Agnes ^a   Sheerin, Fintan ^a   Glacken, Michele ^b  

^a TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b St Angela's College   (Ireland)

Author keywords

ageing; bisexual; gay; lesbian; mental health; transgender

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRELAND; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL STIGMA; TRANSSEXUALITY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; BISEXUALITY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; IRELAND; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL STIGMA; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS;

EID: 84875391395     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2012.751583     Document Type: Article

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