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Minority stress, social integration, and the mental health needs of LGBTQ asylum seekers in North America

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  • Fox, Samara D.
  • Griffin, Randi H.
  • Pachankis, John E.

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Drawing on theoretical accounts of LGBTQ minority stress and models of social integration and immigrant health, the present study examines sexual and gender minority status - heretofore overlooked in crossnational frameworks of immigrant health - as an important determinant of asylum seeker mental health. With the goal of spurring intervention development among this population, this study also aims to characterize LGBTQ asylum seekers' interest in interventions aimed at alleviating minority stress, barriers to social integration, and associated mental distress.

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  • Fox, Samara D. & Griffin, Randi H. & Pachankis, John E., 2020. "Minority stress, social integration, and the mental health needs of LGBTQ asylum seekers in North America," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 246(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:246:y:2020:i:c:s0277953619307221
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112727
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