Sexual Orientation and Mental Health: Examining Identity and Development in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People / Edition 1

by Allen Martin Omoto, Howard S. Kurtzman

Overview

Examines depression, substance abuse, race, the role of religious beliefs, and identity in the lives of gay men, lesbians, and bisexual people.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781591472322
Publisher:	American Psychological Association
Publication date:	01/28/2006
Series:	The Division 44 Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	7.20(w) x 10.10(h) x 1.10(d)

Table of Contents

	Contributors	ix
	Acknowledgments	xi
	Introduction: Current and Future Research on Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual People	3
I	Youth	11
Chapter 1	Substance Use and Abuse and Mental Health Among Sexual-Minority Youths: Evidence From Add Health	13
Chapter 2	Developmental and Contextual Factors and Mental Health Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youths	37
Chapter 3	Social Anxiety and Barriers to Resilience Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents	55
Chapter 4	What We Got Wrong About Sexual Identity Development: Unexpected Findings From a Longitudinal Study of Young Women	73
Chapter 5	Pregnancy Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Adolescents: Influences of Stigma, Sexual Abuse, and Sexual Orientation	95
Chapter 6	Religion and Health Among Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youths: An Empirical Investigation and Theoretical Explanation	117
II	Adults	141
Chapter 7	Estimating Prevalence of Mental and Substance-Using Disorders Among Lesbians and Gay Men From Existing National Health Data	143
Chapter 8	Investigating Lesbians' Mental Health and Alcohol Use: What Is an Appropriate Comparison Group?	167
Chapter 9	Sexual Behavior and Sexual Dysfunction in a Community Sample of Lesbian and Heterosexual Women	185
Chapter 10	Homophobia, Poverty, and Racism: Triple Oppression and Mental Health Outcomes in Latino Gay Men	207
Chapter 11	Lesbians and Gay Men at Work: Consequences of Being Out	225
Chapter 12	Social Threat, Personal Identity, and Physical Health in Closeted Gay Men	245
Chapter 13	Exploring Sexual Behaviors and Sexual Orientation: An Ethnographic Study of African American Female Crack Cocaine Users	269
Chapter 14	Lesbian Mothers and Their Children: Findings From the Contemporary Families Study	281
	Author Index	301
	Subject Index	313
	About the Editors	323