ArticleSocial psychiatry and psychiatric epidemiology2024
Suicidal thoughts, suicide attempt and non-suicidal self-harm amongst lesbian, gay and bisexual adults compared with heterosexual adults: analysis of data from two nationally representative English household surveys.
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- Homosexuality: A Mental Problem That Shouldn't Be Called Sexual Deviance.Iranian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Differential patterns of emotion regulation in sexual minority adolescents in residential treatment.Journal of affective disorders · 2025Article
- Help-Seeking Needs Related to Suicide Prevention for Individuals in Contact With Mental Health Services: A Rapid Scoping Review.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing · 2025Article
- Characteristics of suicide prevention apps: a content analysis of apps available in Canada and the UK.BMJ open · 2025Article
- Identity-Driven Targeted Violence in a College Setting: An Overview of Prevalence and Behavioral Responses.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- The Impact of Role Models and Mentors on the Mental and Physical Wellbeing of Sexual and Gender Minorities.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Regional and Local Inequalities in Disability Status by Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity: A Cross-Sectional Ecological Analysis of the 2021 Census of England and Wales.Health equity · 2024Article
- Mental Symptoms, Life Satisfaction and Sexual Orientation: A Gender Analysis.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Suicidality and protective factors among sexual and gender minority youth and adults in Canada: a cross-sectional, population-based study.BMC public health · 2023Article
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purposeWe aimed to compare differences in suicidality and self-harm between specific lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) groups, and investigate whether minority stress factors might contribute to any associations, addressing methodological limitations of previous research.
methodsWe analysed data combined from two population-based representative household surveys of English adults (N = 10,443) sampled in 2007 and 2014. Using multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for age, gender, educational attainment, area-level deprivation, and common mental disorder, we tested the association between sexuality and three suicide-related outcomes: past-year suicidal thoughts, past-year suicide attempt, and lifetime non-suicidal self-harm (NSSH). We added bullying and discrimination (separately) to final models to explore whether these variables might mediate the associations. We tested for interactions with gender and survey year.
resultsLesbian/gay people were more likely to report past-year suicidal thoughts [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 2.20; 95% CI 1.08-4.50] than heterosexuals. No minority group had an increased probability of suicide attempt. Bisexual (AOR = 3.02; 95% CI = 1.78-5.11) and lesbian/gay (AOR = 3.19; 95% CI = 1.73-5.88) individuals were more likely to report lifetime NSSH than heterosexuals. There was some evidence to support a contribution of bullying in the association between lesbian/gay identity and past-year suicidal thoughts, and of each minority stress variable in the associations with NSSH. There was no interaction with gender or survey year.
conclusionSpecific LGB groups are at elevated risk of suicidal thoughts and NSSH, with a possible contribution of lifetime bullying and homophobic discrimination. These disparities show no temporal shift despite apparent increasing societal tolerance towards sexual minorities.
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