Sexual orientation and mental health : examining identity and development in lesbian, gay, and bisexual people /

Sexual orientation and mental health : examining identity and development in lesbian, gay, and bisexual people /

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Imprint:Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2005.
Description:1 online resource (xi, 323 pages) : illustrations.
Language:English
Series:Contemporary perspectives on lesbian, gay, and bisexual psychology
Contemporary perspectives on lesbian, gay, and bisexual psychology.
Subject:
Psychoanalysis and homosexuality.
Sexual orientation.
Gays.
Lesbians.
Gays.
Lesbians.
Psychoanalysis and homosexuality.
Sexual orientation.
Sexual Behavior -- psychology.
Homosexuality -- psychology.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12377348
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Other authors / contributors:Omoto, Allen Martin.
Kurtzman, Howard S.
ISBN:1591472326
9781591472322
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Print version record.
Summary:"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. The chapters address a wide range of topics, including sexual behavior and identity, the influence of religion on mental health, work satisfaction, the well-being of children of same-sex couples, and the links between psychosocial processes and physical health. Several chapters also focus on the experiences of members of ethnic minority groups. Contributors discuss methodological challenges in conducting research with lesbian, gay, and bisexual people and suggest topics for future research. In addition to contributing to scientific knowledge in numerous areas, findings reported in this volume can inform the development of prevention and treatment interventions, service delivery systems, and health policies that are sensitive to the needs of lesbian, gay, and bisexual people"--Jacket. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2006 APA, all rights reserved).
Other form:Print version: Sexual orientation and mental health. Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, ©2005
Review by Choice Review

With this volume, Omoto (Claremont Graduate Univ.) and Kurtzman make a significant contribution to the research literature on sexual orientation and mental health. The editors introduce the volume with a well-written overview of the contents. The 14 essays are grouped into two sections, one dealing with youth, the other with adults. Topics addressed in the former include substance abuse, social anxiety, depression, sexual identity, and religion and health. The coverage of adult populations includes substance abuse, sexual behavior and sexual dysfunction, sexual identity issues in the workplace, and much more. A chapter on the effects of multiple sources of oppression on a sample of gay Latino men is especially interesting. Many of the research reports provide comparative data on heterosexual and lesbian, gay, and bisexual samples. Including discussion of innovative advances in sampling, methodology, and research issues, the volume offers information on many subjects not previously investigated. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, faculty, and professionals. H. L. Minton emeritus, University of Windsor

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