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Record Nr.

UNINA9910453167603321

Titolo

Mental health issues for sexual minority women : redefining women's mental health / / Tonda L. Hughes, Carrol Smith, Alice Dan, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

1-56023-311-7

1-315-78389-4

1-317-71287-0

1-317-71288-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (176 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

DanAlice J

HughesTonda L

SmithCarrol

Disciplina

362.2/086/643

Soggetti

Minority lesbians - Mental health

Lesbians - Mental health

Bisexual women - Mental health

Sexual minority women

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

". has been co-published simultaneously as Journal of lesbian studies, Volume 7, Number 1 2003."

First published 2003 by Harrington Park Press.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Half Title; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Foreword; Traumatic Victimization in the Lives of Lesbian and Bisexual Women: A Contextual Approach; The Effects of Sexual Orientation on Body Image and Attitudes About Eating and Weight; No Reflection in the Mirror: Challenges for Disabled Lesbians Accessing Mental Health Services; Psychological Distress in African American Lesbian and Heterosexual Women; Self-Reported Sexual Identity, Sexual Behaviors and Health Risks: Examples from a Population-Based Survey of Young Women

Identity, Stigma Management, and Well-Being: A Comparison of Lesbians/Bisexual Women and Gay/Bisexual MenA Comparative Study of Lesbian and Heterosexual Women in Committed Relationships;



Internalized Homophobia in Lesbians; Sexual Minorities Seeking Services: A Retrospective Study of the Mental Health Concerns of Lesbian and Bisexual Women; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Get a full understanding of lesbian mental health concerns! Mental Health Issues for Sexual Minority Women: Redefining Women's Mental Health presents much-needed research on sexual orientation and sexual minority populations missing from most mental health studies. This unique book identifies three areas of concern voiced in a 1999 Institute of Medicine report on lesbian health: whether lesbians are at a higher risk of mental health problems; the need for a better understanding of lesbian orientation and diversity in the lesbian population; and the need to eliminate barriers to mental