A comparison of alcohol and drug use patterns of homosexual and heterosexual men: The San Francisco Men's Health Study

Stall, Ron; Wiley, James

doi:10.1016/0376-8716(88)90038-5

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“…More recent population-based surveys found few differences in drinking patterns and frequency of drug misuse between homosexual and heterosexual men. 8 Comparisons of lesbian and heterosexual women showed no differences in As many as two thirds of physicians never ask patients about their sexual orientation…”

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Health care problems of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients

Lee

2000

Western Journal of Medicine

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Section: Substance Misusementioning

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“…8 Although causality cannot be determined, a history of consistent use of inhalants, amphetamines, and cocaine is strongly associated with HIV seroconversion, independent of injection drug use.…”

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Health care problems of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients

Lee

2000

Western Journal of Medicine

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“…The results of surveys that have compared the mental health of homosexuals and heterosexuals are generally consistent with this expectation. Several surveys have found elevated rates of some anxiety disorders, mood disorders, and substance use disorders among homosexuals, [10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20] although the exact disorders found to be elevated differ from one study to the next.A number of surveys have also found elevated rates of suicidal thoughts and attempts among homosexuals. 4,[16][17][18][19][21][22][23][24][25] Early studies in this area are limited by the use of volunteer samples that may not be representative of the general population, whereas both early and recent studies can be criticized for their use of brief screening scales rather than comprehensive diagnostic assessments of mental disorders.…”

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Risk of psychiatric disorders among individuals reporting same-sex sexual partners in the National Comorbidity Survey

2001

Am J Public Health

536

161

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A B S T R A C TObjectives. This study examined the risk of psychiatric disorders among individuals with same-sex sexual partners.Methods. Data are from the National Comorbidity Survey, a nationally representative household survey. Respondents were asked the number of women and men with whom they had sexual intercourse in the past 5 years. Psychiatric disorders according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Revised Third Edition(DSM-III-R) criteria were assessed with a modified version of the Composite International Diagnostic Interview.Results. A total of 2.1% of men and 1.5% of women reported 1 or more same-sex sexual partners in the past 5 years. These respondents had higher 12-month prevalences of anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders and of suicidal thoughts and plans than did respondents with opposite-sex partners only. Decomposition showed that the elevated same-sex 12-month prevalences were largely due to higher lifetime prevalences. Ages at onset and persistence of disorders did not differ between the same-sex and opposite-sex subsamples.Conclusions. Homosexual orientation, defined as having same-sex sexual partners, is associated with a general elevation of risk for anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders and for suicidal thoughts and plans. Further research is needed to replicate and explore the causal mechanisms underlying this as-

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“…Lesbians and gay men commonly report positive histories of victimization and discrimination (Herek, Gillis, & Cogan, 1999;Hershberger & D'Augelli, 1995;Krieger & Sidney, 1997), particularly in adolescence or young adulthood (D'Augelli, Hershberger, & Pilkington, 1998;Lock & Steiner, 1999). As a consequence, homosexuality may be a risk indicator for higher rates of psychological distress and some mental disorders.Much of the recent population-based research in this area (Bloomfield, 1993;Cochran, Keenan, Schober, & Mays, 2000;Cochran & Mays, 2000a, 2000bFaulkner & Cranston, 1998;Fergusson, Horwood, & Beautrais, 1999;Garofalo, Wolf, Wissow, Woods, & Goodman, 1999;Gilman et al, 2001;Herrell et al, 1999;Lock & Steiner, 1999;Remafedi, French, Story, Resnick, & Blum, 1998;Saewyc, Bearinger, Heinz, Blum, & Resnick, 1998;Sandfort, de Graaf, Bijl, & Schnabel, 2001;Stall & Wiley, 1988) was made possible by the serendipitous inclusion of questions concerning genders of sexual partners in large healthrelated studies of the general population. This attention to the occurrence of homosexual sexual behavior arose out of public health surveillance needs to track risk factors for HIV transmission in the general population.…”

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Prevalence of mental disorders, psychological distress, and mental health services use among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States.

Cochran¹,

Sullivan²,

Mays³

2003

Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology

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Recent estimates of mental health morbidity among adults reporting same-gender sexual partners suggest that lesbians, gay men, and bisexual individuals may experience excess risk for some mental disorders as compared with heterosexual individuals. However, sexual orientation has not been measured directly. Using data from a nationally representative survey of 2,917 midlife adults, the authors examined possible sexual orientation-related differences in morbidity, distress, and mental health services use. Results indicate that gay-bisexual men evidenced higher prevalence of depression, panic attacks, and psychological distress than heterosexual men. Lesbian-bisexual women showed greater prevalence of generalized anxiety disorder than heterosexual women. Services use was more frequent among those of minority sexual orientation. Findings support the existence of sexual orientation differences in patterns of morbidity and treatment use.Perspectives on the prevalence of mental health disorders and the need for treatment services among lesbians and gay men have undergone remarkable changes over the last century (Bailey, 1999;Friedman, 1999). Although researchers long ago documented that "illness" models (Gonsiorek, 1996) of homosexuality lacked sufficient empirical support for theoretical predictions (Hooker, 1993), there is increasing concern that lesbians and gay men may be at elevated risk for some psychological disorders because of the harmful effects of social stigma (Fife & Wright, 2000;Kessler, Mickelson, & Williams, 1999;Markowitz, 1998;Meyer, 1995;Otis & Skinner, 1996;Wright, Gronfein, & Owens, 2000). Researchers have shown that some forms of mental disorders, particularly affective, anxiety, and substance use disorders, are likely to be influenced by the effects of social stress (Dohrenwend, 2000;Kendler et al., 1995;Mazure, 1995). In this regard, homosexuality is still widely stigmatized despite greater acceptance evident in recent opinion polls of the American population (Butler, 2001). Lesbians and gay men commonly report positive histories of victimization and discrimination (Herek, Gillis, & Cogan, 1999;Hershberger & D'Augelli, 1995;Krieger & Sidney, 1997), particularly in adolescence or young adulthood (D'Augelli, Hershberger, & Pilkington, 1998;Lock & Steiner, 1999). As a consequence, homosexuality may be a risk indicator for higher rates of psychological distress and some mental disorders.Much of the recent population-based research in this area (Bloomfield, 1993;Cochran, Keenan, Schober, & Mays, 2000;Cochran & Mays, 2000a, 2000bFaulkner & Cranston, 1998;Fergusson, Horwood, & Beautrais, 1999;Garofalo, Wolf, Wissow, Woods, & Goodman, 1999;Gilman et al., 2001;Herrell et al., 1999;Lock & Steiner, 1999;Remafedi, French, Story, Resnick, & Blum, 1998;Saewyc, Bearinger, Heinz, Blum, & Resnick, 1998;Sandfort, de Graaf, Bijl, & Schnabel, 2001;Stall & Wiley, 1988) was made possible by the serendipitous inclusion of questions concerning genders of sexual partners in large healthrelated studies of the gen...

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A comparison of alcohol and drug use patterns of homosexual and heterosexual men: The San Francisco Men's Health Study

Cited by 167 publications

References 10 publications

Health care problems of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients

Health care problems of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients

Risk of psychiatric disorders among individuals reporting same-sex sexual partners in the National Comorbidity Survey

Prevalence of mental disorders, psychological distress, and mental health services use among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States.

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