Suicides among lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender populations in Australia: An analysis of the queensland suicide register

Asia-Pacific Psychiatry

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 440-446

  Skerrett, Delaney Michael ^a   Kõlves, Kairi ^a   De Leo, Diego ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; LGBT; Queensland suicide register; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BISEXUAL FEMALE; BISEXUAL MALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUAL FEMALE; HOMOSEXUAL MALE; HUMAN; INTERSEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSIS; REGISTER; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SUICIDE; TRANSGENDER; BISEXUALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH STATUS; LESBIANISM; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; QUEENSLAND; SEXUALITY; SUICIDE; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 84912001207     PISSN: 17585864     EISSN: 17585872     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/appy.12128     Document Type: Article

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