Health consequences of racist and antigay discrimination for multiple minority adolescents

Cultural Diversity and Ethnic Minority Psychology

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 404-414

  Thoma, Brian C ^a   Huebner, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescents; African american; Bisexual (LGB); Discrimination; Gay; Lesbian; Mental health

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; BISEXUALITY; DEPRESSION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; LGBT PEOPLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; MINORITY GROUP; RACISM; SEXISM; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; BISEXUALITY; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; RACISM; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84887537789     PISSN: 10999809     EISSN: 19390106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031739     Document Type: Article

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