The presence and prevalence of mental health disorders or diagnoses among LGBT youth despite the breadth of literature highlighting disparities in symptoms and distress, relatively lacking are studies that explore.

making use of a birth cohort test of Australian youth 14 to 21 years old, Fergusson and peers (1999) unearthed that LGB youth had been very likely to report suicidal ideas or efforts, and experienced more major despair, general anxiety disorders, substance abuse/dependence, and comorbid diagnoses, in comparison to heterosexual youth. Read More