Sexual orientation and mental health
Subtitle: examining identity and development in lesbian, gay, and bisexual people / edited by Allen M. Omoto and Howard S. Kurtzman.
Publisher: American Psychological Association
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Washington, DC
Language: eng
Number of pages: 323
Description: "In Sexual Orientation and Mental Health: Examining Identity and Development in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People, expert contributors explore the impressive body of rigorous empirical research on mental health in lesbian, gay, and bisexual people that has emerged over the past decade. This volume presents some of the most important work in this field from both established and emerging investigators. The contributors examine the prevalence and potential determinants of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse in adolescents and adults, giving consideration to the roles of prejudice and harassment as well as of positive family and social supports."--BOOK JACKET.