Differences in Mental Health Symptoms Across Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Youth in Primary Care Settings

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dc.contributor.authorShearer, Annieen
dc.contributor.authorHerres, Joannaen
dc.contributor.authorKodish, Tamaren
dc.contributor.authorSquitieri, Helenen
dc.contributor.authorJames, Kieraen
dc.contributor.authorRusson, Jody M.en
dc.contributor.authorAtte, Titaen
dc.contributor.authorDiamond, Guy S.en
dc.date.accessioned2021-06-24T23:45:51Zen
dc.date.available2021-06-24T23:45:51Zen
dc.date.issued2016-07en
dc.date.updated2021-06-24T23:45:49Zen
dc.description.abstractPurpose: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and questioning (LGBQ) youth exhibit significantly higher rates of mental health problems, including anxiety, depression, suicidal ideation, and nonsuicidal selfinjury than their heterosexual peers. Past studies tend to group LGBQ youth together; however, more recent studies suggest subtle differences in risk between sexual minority groups. This study examined differences in mental health symptoms across male and female youth who are attracted to the same sex (gay and lesbian), opposite sex (heterosexual), both sexes (bisexual), or are unsure of whom they were attracted to (questioning) in a sample of 2,513 youth (ages 14e24 years). Methods: Data were collected using the Behavioral Health Screenda Web-based screening tool that assesses psychiatric symptoms and risk behaviorsdduring routine well visits. Results: Bisexual and questioning females endorsed significantly higher scores on the depression, anxiety, and traumatic distress subscales than did heterosexual females. Lesbians, bisexual females, and questioning females all exhibited significantly higher lifetime suicide scores than heterosexual females. Interestingly, bisexual females exhibited the highest current suicide scores. Gay and bisexual males endorsed significantly higher scores on the depression and traumatic distress subscales than did heterosexual males. Gay males also exhibited higher scores on the anxiety subscale than heterosexual males, with bisexual males exhibiting a nonsignificant trend toward higher scores as well. Conclusions: Findings highlight varying level of risk across subgroups of LGBQ youth and suggest the importance of considering LGBQ groups separately in the context of a behavioral health assessment, especially for females.en
dc.description.versionPublished versionen
dc.format.extentPages 38-43en
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dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.02.005en
dc.identifier.issn1054-139Xen
dc.identifier.issue1en
dc.identifier.orcidRusson, Jody [0000-0002-5629-2626]en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/104010en
dc.identifier.volume59en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherElsevieren
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectPublic Healthen
dc.subject11 Medical and Health Sciencesen
dc.subject13 Educationen
dc.subject17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciencesen
dc.titleDifferences in Mental Health Symptoms Across Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Questioning Youth in Primary Care Settingsen
dc.title.serialJournal of Adolescent Healthen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
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