Is Sexual Orientation Related to Mental Health Problems and Suicidality in Young People?

1999669 citationsJournal Article

Authors

David M. Fergusson · Christchurch Clinical Studies Trust

Abstract

Findings support recent evidence suggesting that gay, lesbian, and bisexual young people are at increased risk of mental health problems, with these associations being particularly evident for measures of suicidal behavior and multiple disorder.

Topics & Keywords

LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development Racial and Ethnic Identity Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Archives of General Psychiatry

Volume 56, Issue 10, pp. 876-876

DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.56.10.876

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