Sexual Orientation and Psychiatric Vulnerability: A Twin Study of Neuroticism and Psychoticism.
Recent evidence indicates that homosexuals and bisexuals are, on average, at greater risk for psychiatric problems than heterosexuals. It is assumed with some supporting evidence that prejudice often experienced by nonheterosexuals makes them more vulnerable to psychiatric disorder, but there has be...
| Publicado en: | Archives of Sexual Behavior Vol. 40; no. 1; pp. 133 - 143 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2011
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