ArticleChild abuse & neglect2022
Sexual orientation differences in childhood sexual abuse, suicide attempts, and DSM-5 alcohol, tobacco, other drug use, and mental health disorders in the US.
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- Substance Use and Relationship Functioning Among Young Male Couples.Archives of sexual behavior · 2023Trial
- Alcohol and cannabis use and Co-use among U.S. sexual minority young adults: Findings from the 2019-2021 monitoring the future longitudinal panel data.Addictive behaviors reports · 2026Article
- Prevalence of elevated mental health symptoms, hazardous alcohol and other drug use, and their co-occurrence across sexual and gender identity in a national probability sample.Psychology of addictive behaviors : journal of the Society of Psychologists in Addictive Behaviors · 2026Article
- Early Adverse Experiences and the Likelihood of Substance Use Disorders and Non-Fatal Overdose in Clinical and Community Settings: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- Sexual abuse and substance use before or during sex among transgender women in Brazil.Cadernos de saude publica · 2026Article
- Sexual identity, child maltreatment, mental health, and substance use among emerging adults aged 18 to 23 years.Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique · 2025Article
- Daily minority stressors, threat appraisal, and identity concealment among trauma-exposed sexual minority women and transgender and gender-diverse people.Journal of counseling psychology · 2025Article
- Associations Between Having a Spouse/Partner with Alcohol Problems and One's Own Risk of Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders by Sexual Orientation.Substance use & misuse · 2025Article
- A compassion microintervention targeting stress reactivity among sexual minority women and transgender/nonbinary people: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.Contemporary clinical trials · 2024Article
- Threats to social safety and neuro-inflammatory mechanisms underlying sexual orientation disparities in depression symptom severity: A prospective cohort study of young adults.Brain, behavior, and immunity · 2024Article
- Associations Between Latent Classes of Trauma Exposure and Minority Stressors and Substance Use Among Cisgender Sexual Minority Women.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2023Article
- "I Know Myself Again, Which Makes Me Motivated for Life": Feasibility and Acceptability of Using Experience Sampling Methods With Trauma-Exposed Sexual Minority Women.Journal of interpersonal violence · 2023Article
- Probable PTSD, PTSD symptom severity, and comorbid PTSD and hazardous drinking among sexual minority women compared to heterosexual women: A meta-analysis.Clinical psychology review · 2023Review
- Substance Use Outcomes For Sexual and Gender Minority Adults With a History of Adverse Childhood Experiences: A Scoping Review.Drug and alcohol dependence reports · 2023Article
- Comparing substance use outcomes by sexual identity among women: Differences using propensity score methods.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2022Article
- Sexual Violence, Posttraumatic Stress, and Heterosexism in Relation to Suicide and Self-Harm Risk in Bisexual + College Students.Archives of suicide research : official journal of the International Academy for Suicide ResearchArticle
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Abstract
backgroundChildhood sexual abuse (CSA) contributes to increased risk of substance use and mental health disorders in the general population.
objectiveTo assess the prevalence and associations of CSA and suicide attempts, substance use, and mental health disorders as a function of sex (female, male) and sexual orientation (lesbian, gay, bisexual, heterosexual-identified with same-sex attraction and/or behavior, heterosexual-identified without same-sex attraction and/or behavior, and unsure). PARTICIPANTS AND
settingData were collected using structured diagnostic face-to-face interviews in a nationally representative sample of 36,309 US adults.
methodsWe used descriptive statistics and logistic regression modeling to analyze data from the 2012-2013 National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC-III).
resultsChildhood sexual abuse was most prevalent among sexual minorities, especially bisexual females. Nearly one-third of bisexual females (30.6%) reported experiencing two or more types of CSA, p < .001. Among all participants, exposure to one or more types of CSA was associated with greater odds of lifetime suicide attempts, Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) alcohol, tobacco or other drug use disorder, and mental health disorders, after adjusting for other childhood adversity/maltreatment and general life stressors.
conclusionsSexual minority females and males in the US are more likely than their heterosexual counterparts to report CSA. Higher risk of suicide attempts and DSM-5 alcohol, tobacco, other drug use, and mental health disorders in adulthood was directly associated with CSA, particularly among bisexual females. Health professionals working with individuals who have experienced CSA should assess these risks and intervene as needed.
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