[Sexual orientation and mental health: a review]. / Orientation sexuelle et santé mentale : une revue de la littérature.
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique
; 57(6): 437-50, 2009 Dec.
Article
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-19945238
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The aim of this paper is to review available knowledge on sexual orientation and mental health, especially for women.METHODS:
Papers published in English or French, between 1997 and 2007, were selected in PubMed using the following keywords "homosexuality/sexual orientation and mental health/depression/suicide". To be retained, papers had to contain findings from quantitative surveys comparing homosexual and heterosexual adults. In all, this review analyses 22 papers including two that are based on the same survey.RESULTS:
This review found a general pattern of poorer mental health for homosexuals and even more so for bisexuals compared to heterosexuals. Results are especially consistent regarding elevated risk of suicide attempts.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Homosexualidad
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Salud Mental
Tipo de estudio:
Qualitative_research
Límite:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Idioma:
Fr
Revista:
Rev Epidemiol Sante Publique
Año:
2009
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia