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Lifetime prevalence of mental disorders and suicide attempts in diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations.

Meyer IH, Dietrich J, Schwartz S

Department of Sociomedical Sciences, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 600 W 168 St, 9th Floor, New York, NY 10032, USA. im15@columbia.edu

Past studies have reported little about variability in mental disorders among lesbians, gay men, and bisexual individuals. We assessed the prevalence of psychiatric disorders in 388 lesbian, gay, and bisexual Black, Latino, and White individuals. Black lesbians, gay men, and bisexual individuals had lower prevalence of all disorders than did Latino and White individuals; younger cohorts had fewer mood disorders than did older cohorts; bisexual persons had more substance use disorders than did gay men and lesbians; and Latino respondents attempted suicide more often than did White respondents.

Published 13 May 2008 in Am J Public Health, 98(6): 1004-6.
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