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Minority stress, social integration, and the mental health needs of LGBTQ asylum seekers in North America

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ID4589583
AuthorsSamara D Fox (0000-0002-8565-0912, Yale University, corresponding author), Randi H Griffin (Northeastern University), John E Pachankis (0000-0002-2015-9225, Yale University)
Year2020
Volume246
Pages112727
Publication date2020-02-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Science & Medicine (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0277-9536 • E-ISSN: 1873-5347
PublisherElsevier BV (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112727
PMID31881451
OpenAlexW2996048551
LanguageEN
Citations received45
References cited63

Distress · Loneliness · Mental distress · Mental health · Minority stress · Political science · Population · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Refugee · Sexual minority · Sexual orientation · Social support · Stressor · Transgender · Clinical Psychology · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Migration, Health and Trauma · Psychology · Racial and Ethnic Identity Research · Social Psychology

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Unique citing works45
Citations per year7,5
Citation span2020 - 2026 (7)
Citation velocitycurrent
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