Objective: Sexual minority individuals display elevated rates of psychiatric and substance
use disorders compared with heterosexuals. Racial/ethnic minority individuals report lower …

Growing evidence suggests that lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults may be at elevated risk for
mental health and substance use disorders, possibly due to anti-gay stigma. Little of this …

Purpose: Sexual minority (lesbian, gay, bisexual) populations have a higher prevalence of
mental health and substance use disorders compared to their heterosexual counterparts …

Health disparities among sexual minority groups, particularly mental health disparities, are
well-documented. Numerous studies have demonstrated heightened prevalence of …

Purpose Although strong evidence documents the elevated prevalence of both substance
use and mental health problems among sexual minorities (ie, gay, lesbian, and bisexuals) …

Objective: The authors examined psychiatric comorbidities associated with alcohol use
disorders and tobacco use disorders among heterosexual, bisexual, and gay and lesbian …

Objective: Sexual and gender minority (SGM) adolescents report elevated risk for
psychopathology. Identifying as a racial/ethnic minority and sexual minority (SM) or gender …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine relationships between sexual orientation-
based discrimination and excessive alcohol use and substance use disorders and to identify …

In recent population-based surveys, minority sexual orientation has been identified as a
potential risk indicator for psychiatric morbidity. However, methodological limitations in the …

Objective: Research has documented that sexual minorities are at greater risk for substance
use than heterosexuals. However, there are limited studies and mixed findings when …