Mental health, sexual identity, and interpersonal violence: Findings from the Australian longitudinal Women's health study.
Laura A SzalachaTonda L HughesRuth McNairDeborah LoxtonPublished in: BMC women's health (2017)
Interpersonal violence is a key contributor to mental health disparities, especially among women who identify as mainly heterosexual or bisexual. More research is needed that examines within-group differences to determine which subgroups are at greatest risk for various types of interpersonal violence. Such information is critical to the development of effective prevention and intervention strategies.
Keyphrases
- mental health
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- mental illness
- pregnancy outcomes
- breast cancer risk
- randomized controlled trial
- cervical cancer screening
- men who have sex with men
- healthcare
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- public health
- insulin resistance
- adipose tissue
- hiv positive
- risk assessment
- human immunodeficiency virus
- health insurance
- affordable care act
- antiretroviral therapy
- posttraumatic stress disorder