Minority stress and mechanisms of risk for depression and suicidal ideation among lesbian, gay, and bisexual youth

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 688-696

  Baams, Laura ^a   Grossman, Arnold H ^b   Russell, Stephen T ^c  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Depression; Interpersonal psychological theory of suicide; LGB youth; Minority stress; Suicidal ideation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; CRIME VICTIM; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIANISM; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MENTAL STRESS; MINORITY GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SUICIDAL IDEATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; BISEXUALITY; CRIME VICTIMS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RISK FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SUICIDAL IDEATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84928574600     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0038994     Document Type: Article

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