2023
Age-Varying Sexual Orientation Disparities in Mental Health, Treatment Utilization, and Social Stress: A Population-Based Study
Bränström R, Fellman D, Pachankis J. Age-Varying Sexual Orientation Disparities in Mental Health, Treatment Utilization, and Social Stress: A Population-Based Study. Psychology Of Sexual Orientation And Gender Diversity 2023, 10: 686-698. DOI: 10.1037/sgd0000572.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational health care registriesHealth care registriesSexual orientation disparitiesCare registriesRisk of exposureMental healthHigh-risk alcohol useOrientation disparitiesHealth Survey 2018Population-based surveySymptoms of depressionMental health problemsSocial stressSocial stressorsSexual minority individualsHeterosexual individualsTreatment utilizationElevated riskAge 70Age patterningHealth problemsAge groupsMinority individualsAlcohol useDepression
2015
Sexual orientation disparities in physical health: age and gender effects in a population-based study
Bränström R, Hatzenbuehler ML, Pachankis JE. Sexual orientation disparities in physical health: age and gender effects in a population-based study. Social Psychiatry And Psychiatric Epidemiology 2015, 51: 289-301. PMID: 26298574, PMCID: PMC4747986, DOI: 10.1007/s00127-015-1116-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhysical health disparitiesOlder age groupsHealth disparitiesSexual orientation disparitiesPhysical healthAge groupsPopulation-based health surveyYoung adultsWorse self-rated healthPopulation-based studyOrientation disparitiesSelf-rated healthSubstantial health disparitiesGeneral population samplePhysical health symptomsBackgroundRecent studiesHealth SurveyMore physical health symptomsHealth behaviorsBinomial regression analysisGender-specific findingsSexual orientation health disparitiesHealth symptomsNegative binomial regression analysisPotential mechanisms