Lesbian, gay, bisexual individuals risk psychiatric disorders from discriminatory policies

Wednesday, March 17, 2010 - 09:00 in Health & Medicine

A Mailman School of Public Health study examining the effects of institutional discrimination on the psychiatric health of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals found an increase in psychiatric disorders among the LGB population living in states that instituted bans on same-sex marriage. The study, published in the March issue of the American Journal of Public Health, is available online...

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