The long-term mental health risk associated with non-heterosexual orientation

RA Burns; P Butterworth; AF Jorm

Journal article

The long-term mental health risk associated with non-heterosexual orientation

RA Burns, P Butterworth, AF Jorm

Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences | CAMBRIDGE UNIV PRESS | Published : 2018

DOI: 10.1017/S2045796016000962

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Abstract

Aims. Findings that describe the mental health risk associated with non-heterosexual orientation in young and middle-aged adults are from cross-sectional designs or fail to discriminate homosexual and bisexual orientations. This study examines the mental health risk of homosexual and bisexual orientation over an 8-year period. Methods. Participants were from the age-cohort study, the Personality and Total Health Through Life Project, were observed twice every 4 years, and aged 20-24 (n = 2353) and 40-44 (n = 2499) at baseline. Results. Homosexual orientation was unrelated to long-term depression risk. Risk for anxiety and depression associated with homosexual and bisexual orientations, respe..

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PATH has been supported by the Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC grant numbers 973302, 179805, 350833 and 157125). This manuscript was supported by the Australian Research Council Future Fellowship to PB; and a National Health and Medical Research Fellowship to AFJ. The findings and views reported in this paper are those of the author(s) and not those of the original studies or their respective funding agencies.