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Frontier mental health research: psychedelics & drug studies

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Sexual minority

2 papers

Sexual and gender minority individuals report higher rates of abuse and more severe eating disorder symptoms than cisgender heterosexual individuals at admission to eating disorder treatment

Janell L. Mensinger, Janeway Granche, Shelbi A. Cox, Jennifer R. Henretty
International Journal of Eating Disorders Summary & key facts 2020 63 citations

This large U.S. survey of nearly 34,000 LGBTQ young people (ages 13–24) found very high levels of mental health needs, discrimination, and barriers to care. Many youth reported thinking about or attempting suicide, high rates of anxiety and depression, and trouble getting the mental health care they wanted. Transgender and…

Gender, Feminism, and Media LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology
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