Discrimination and mental health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States. | Semantic Scholar Skip to search formSkip to main content> Semantic Scholar's Logo Search Sign InCreate Free Account You are currently offline. Some features of the site may not work correctly. DOI:10.1037/h0098851 Corpus ID: 204978721Discrimination and mental health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States. @article{Bostwick2014DiscriminationAM, title={Discrimination and mental health among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults in the United States.}, author={Wendy B Bostwick and C. Boyd and T. Hughes and B. West and S. McCabe}, journal={The American journal of orthopsychiatry}, year={2014}, volume={84 1}, pages={ 35-45 } } Wendy B Bostwick, C. Boyd, +2 authors S. McCabe Published 2014 Psychology, Medicine The American journal of orthopsychiatry Health disparities among sexual minority groups, particularly mental health disparities, are well-documented. Numerous studies have demonstrated heightened prevalence of depressive and anxiety disorders among lesbian, gay, and bisexual groups as compared with heterosexuals. Some authors posit that these disparities are the result of the stress that prejudice and perceived discrimination can cause. 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