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| PubMed : 19945238 |
| DOI : 10.1016/j.respe.2009.07.068 |
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| Revue d'épidémiologie et de santé publique Vol. 57, N° 6 (2009) 437-50 |
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| Sexual orientation and mental health: a review [Orientation sexuelle et santé mentale : une revue de la littérature ] |
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Brigitte Lhomond 1Marie-Josèphe Saurel-Cubizolles 2 |
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| 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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| 1 : | Triangle : action, discours, pensée politique et économique (TRIANGLE) |
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CNRS : UMR5206 – Université Lumière - Lyon II – Ecole Normale Supérieure Lettres et Sciences Humaines – Institut d'Études Politiques de Lyon |
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| 2 : | Recherche épidémiologique en santé périnatale et santé des femmes et des enfants |
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INSERM : U953 – Université Paris V - Paris Descartes – Université Paris VI - Pierre et Marie Curie – Université Paris XI - Paris Sud |
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| domaine | : | Sciences du Vivant/Santé publique et épidémiologie Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Sociologie |
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| Sexual orientation – Sexual behaviours – Mental health – Suicide |
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| Contributeur : Nayla Debs | |
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