Minority Stress and the Health of Sexual Minorities

Handbook of Psychology and Sexual Orientation

Volumn , Issue , 2013, Pages

  Meyer, Ilan H ^a   Frost, David M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexuals; Gays; Health conditions; Homosexuals; Lesbians; Minority stress model; Sexual minority; Social position; Stressors; Well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84921640780     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199765218.003.0018     Document Type: Chapter

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