Interrelationships between LGBT-based victimization, suicide, and substance use problems in a diverse sample of sexual and gender minorities

Psychology, Health and Medicine

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-13

  Mereish, Ethan H ^a   Ocleirigh, Conall ^b   Bradford, Judith B ^c  

^a BOSTON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c FENWAY INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

LGBT; sexual and gender minority stress; substance use problems; suicide; victimization

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRIME VICTIM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX RATIO; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SUICIDE; TRANSGENDER; YOUNG ADULT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CRIME VICTIMS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MINORITY GROUPS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL DISCRIMINATION; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDE; TRANSGENDER PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84888186633     PISSN: 13548506     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13548506.2013.780129     Document Type: Article

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