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Research in the area of mental disorders reported from University of California

Published in Women's Health Weekly, October 22nd, 2009

"Prior research has shown a higher prevalence of substance use and mental disorders among sexual minorities, however, the influence of sexual orientation on treatment seeking has not been widely studied. We use a model of help-seeking for vulnerable populations to investigate factors related to treatment for alcohol or drug use disorders and mental health disorders, focusing on the contributions of gender, sexual orientation, and need," scientists writing in the journal BMC Psychiatry report.

"Survey data were obtained from a population-based probability sample of California residents that oversampled for sexual minorities. Logistic regression was used to model...

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