Matthews Alicia K, Hughes Tonda L, Johnson Timothy, Razzano Lisa A, Cassidy Roberta
Department of Psychiatry, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2002 Jul;92(7):1131-9. doi: 10.2105/ajph.92.7.1131.
This study compared factors known or hypothesized to influence depressive symptomatology in a community sample of lesbians and heterosexual women.
Data were collected in a multisite survey of lesbians' physical and mental health.
Findings confirmed earlier reports suggesting that traumatic life events such as physical and sexual abuse, and individual traits and coping styles are risk factors for depressive distress. However, findings of higher rates of suicidal behavior and of several risk factors for depressive distress among lesbians suggest that risk for depression may differ among lesbians and heterosexual women.
Sexual orientation may represent an important but poorly understood risk factor for depressive distress as well as suicidal ideation and behavior.
本研究比较了已知或被假设会影响女同性恋者和异性恋女性社区样本中抑郁症状的因素。
在一项关于女同性恋者身心健康的多地点调查中收集数据。
研究结果证实了早期报告，表明诸如身体和性虐待等创伤性生活事件以及个体特征和应对方式是抑郁困扰的风险因素。然而，女同性恋者中自杀行为发生率较高以及存在多种抑郁困扰风险因素的研究结果表明，女同性恋者和异性恋女性的抑郁风险可能有所不同。
性取向可能是抑郁困扰以及自杀意念和行为的一个重要但尚未得到充分理解的风险因素。
