Citation

Hughes E, McDermott E. Evid. Based Nurs. 2019; ePub(ePub): ePub.

Affiliation

Health Research, Faculty of Health and Medicine, Lancaster University, Lancaster, UK.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2019, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/ebnurs-2019-103067

PMID

31611245

Abstract

People who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, queer and transgender (LGBTQ) experience significant inequalities in health and mental health compared with their peers who identify as ‘straight’ (heterosexual). The rates of depression and suicidality are especially concerning with the risk of suicide in LGBTQ, which is twice as high. The reasons for this are multifactorial, but one theory …

Language: en

Keywords

Depression & mood disorders; Suicide & self-harm