Identity concealment affects all sexual minority individuals, with potentially complex mental
health implications. Concealing a sexual minority identity can simultaneously generate the …

Many studies, reviews, and meta-analyses have reported elevated mental health problems
for sexual minority (SM) individuals. This systematic review provides an update by including …

Purpose The NESARC, a “third-generation” psychiatric epidemiologic survey that integrated
detailed measures of alcohol and drug use and problems has been the data source for …

Although there are wide differences in alcohol use patterns among countries, men are
consistently more likely than women to be drinkers and to drink heavily. Studies of alcohol …

Objectives: Previous studies have found that sexual orientation concealment affords escape
from stigma and discrimination but also creates a psychological toll. While disclosure …

This study investigated longitudinal trajectories of stigma (ie, enacted, anticipated,
internalized, concealed); stress-sensitive mental health disorder symptoms (ie, depression …

Background Substantial mental health disparities between lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB)
individuals compared with heterosexuals have been identified. The aim was to examine …

Objectives. We used nationally representative data to investigate health disparities
associated with sexual minority status among adults in the United States. Methods. We …

Objective: To identify scalable interventions for improving sexual minority mental health and
health-risk behavior, this study tested the efficacy of two self-guided online writing …

Sexual minorities who engage in conservative religions may experience both stress and
support from their engagement with their faith. However, it is unclear how religion/spirituality …