Social isolation describes a lack of a sense of belonging, the inability to engage and connect
with others, and the neglect or deterioration of social relationships. This conceptual review …

Purpose Globally mental disorders affect a large number of adolescents. The unmet need for
health care of mental health problems is common among adolescents. The aim of this …

Purpose: Health services research involving lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and
questioning (LGBTQ) individuals has focused on differences in healthcare access, use, and …

The rates of mental health concerns among school-aged youth are increasing and the
growing rates of students considering or planning for suicide is alarming. Although school …

Adolescent males who have sex with males (AMSM) are at increased risk of contracting
HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). Healthcare providers are a critical …

Using Andersen's behavioral model of health service utilization, we synthesized data from
77 articles addressing mental health service utilization by lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals …

Objectives. We investigated the possibility that men who have sex with men (MSM) and
women who have sex with women (WSW) may be at higher risk for early mortality …

Parents of children ages 2–17 (N= 85,637) were asked questions related to mental
disorders in the 2011–2012 National Survey of Children's Health. Pearson's χ2 test and …

This meta-narrative review on mental health early intervention support for LGBTQ+​ youth
aimed to develop a theoretical framework to explain effective mental health support. Using …

Background: Adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM) are severely affected by the
HIV epidemic in the United States. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has proven extremely …