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- Title
Lesbian, Gay, And Bisexual Adolescent Suicidality: The Impact Of Social Stigma.
- Authors
Carney, Anthony
- Abstract
The article discusses suicidal tendencies among lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) adolescent, who are experiencing fourfold greater risk compared to their heterosexual counterparts. Topics discussed include the findings of a survey of 31,852 Oregon teenagers that found 25.1 percent of LGB youth expressing high suicidality, the possible role to be played by mental health nurses and public health nurses in saving the lives of LGB youth and the need to create support groups in schools.
- Subjects
SUICIDE prevention; CINAHL database; MEDLINE; ONLINE information services; PROFESSIONS; SOCIAL stigma; SYSTEMATIC reviews; PSYCHOLOGY of LGBTQ+ people
- Publication
Kentucky Nurse, 2014, Vol 62, Issue 1, p4
- ISSN
0742-8367
- Publication type
Article