Discrimination plays a role in sleep disturbance for sexual minority men (SMM). Coping with
discrimination through substance use may impact this relationship. Therefore, the current …

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workers receive very little (if any) education and training on the assessment and treatment of …

Objectives Sexual minority men experience worse sleep than heterosexuals. Little is known
about how minority stress may account for these differences. Therefore, the aims of this …

Background Sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) often deal with discrimination which can
result in maladaptive coping like substance misuse, yet few studies have examined the …

Introduction Black sexual minority men (SMM) suffer disproportionately from health
inequities, including high rates of HIV, as well as poor mental and physical health. In …

Abstract Background Among sexual minorities (SMs), experiencing discrimination has been
associated with greater substance use at the day-level. However, variations in sample …

For many lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals, stigma may represent a psychosocial
stressor that can disrupt sleep and impair health. The present study tested a stigma model of …

Objectives Sleep difficulties are associated with many physical and mental health problems,
such as diabetes, hypertension, and depressive symptoms. Sleep can be affected by …

Introduction Minority stress theory suggests that sexual minorities would be, on average,
less likely than heterosexual individuals to seek out substance use treatment (due to …

Previous research has demonstrated associations between experiences of
microaggressions and negative mental and physical health outcomes, and national …