Rothblum E D
Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, Burlington 05405.
J Consult Clin Psychol. 1994 Apr;62(2):213-20. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.62.2.213.
The very recent history of pathologizing homosexuality still has a strong impact on the public in general and mental health professionals in particular. In contrast to the early research on sexual reorientation of lesbians and gay men, there is relatively little empirical research on the mental health issues of lesbians and gay men. Whether researchers choose to define sexual orientation by sexual behavior, self-definition, or membership in lesbian and gay community groups will have an impact on the results. Research on mental health issues that include lesbians, gay men, and heterosexual women and men would allow an examination of the relative salience of gender versus sexual orientation. Finally, the experiences of lesbians and gay men in society may place them at increased risk for some mental health problems and may protect them from other mental health problems.
将同性恋病态化的近期历史，对普通公众尤其是心理健康专业人员仍有强烈影响。与早期关于女同性恋者和男同性恋者性取向重新定位的研究不同，针对女同性恋者和男同性恋者心理健康问题的实证研究相对较少。研究人员选择通过性行为、自我定义或女同性恋和男同性恋社区群体成员身份来定义性取向，这将对研究结果产生影响。对包括女同性恋者、男同性恋者以及异性恋女性和男性在内的心理健康问题进行研究，将有助于考察性别与性取向的相对显著性。最后，女同性恋者和男同性恋者在社会中的经历，可能使他们面临某些心理健康问题的风险增加，但也可能使他们免受其他心理健康问题的困扰。
