Sexual orientation, adult connectedness, substance use, and mental health outcomes among adolescents: Findings From the 2009 New York city youth risk behavior survey

American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1950-1956

  Seil, Kacie S ^a   Desai, Mayur M ^a   Smith, Megan V ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEW YORK CITY; RISK-TAKING; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; SUICIDE; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED;

EID: 84907220238     PISSN: 00900036     EISSN: 15410048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302050     Document Type: Review

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