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



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Titolo: Mental health issues for sexual minority women : redefining women's mental health / / Tonda L. Hughes, Carrol Smith, Alice Dan, editors Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
Disciplina: 362.2/086/643
Soggetto topico: Minority lesbians - Mental health
Lesbians - Mental health
Bisexual women - Mental health
Sexual minority women
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Altri autori: DanAlice J  
HughesTonda L  
SmithCarrol  
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
Titolo autorizzato: Mental health issues for sexual minority women  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-56023-311-7
1-315-78389-4
1-317-71287-0
1-317-71288-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910453167603321
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