Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Mental Health.

Cover -- Half Title -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Table of Contents -- Foreword: Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Mental Health -- Introduction: The Human Ecology of Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Mental Health -- Counselor Trainees' Assessment and Diagnosis of Lesbian Clients with Dysthymic Disorder -- Depressive Distress and Prevalence of Common Problems Among Homosexually Active African American Women in the United States -- The Impact of Community Size on Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Psychosexual Development: Child Maltreatment, Suicide Attempts, and Self-Disclosure -- The Impact of Religiosity on Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Psychosexual Development: Child Maltreatment, Suicide Attempts, and Self-Disclosure -- Lesbians in Psychotherapy: Relationship of Shame and Attachment Style -- Mental Health Implications of Same-Sex Marriage: Influences of Sexual Orientation and Relationship Status in Canada and the United States -- A Review of Lesbian Depression and Anxiety -- The Effects of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Gender Role on the Mental Health of Women in Taiwan's T-Po Lesbian Community -- Lesbian and Bisexual Women's Sexual Fantasies, Psychological Adjustment, and Close Relationship Functioning -- Lesbian Body Image and Eating Issues -- Index.

This essential guide presents up-to-date, evidence-based information that can be implemented to improve mental health services for lesbian and bisexual women in a variety of settings. It examines the systemic factors that play a role in their psychological and emotional well-being, and presents new research on protective factors that play an important role when lesbian/bisexual women face depression, anxiety, and other mental health disorders.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.