@article{ref1,
title="Depression, anxiety, and alcohol use among LGBTQ+ people during the COVID-19 pandemic",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="2021",
author="Akré, Ellesse-Roselee and Anderson, Andrew and Stojanovski, Kristefer and Chung, Kara W. and VanKim, Nicole A. and Chae, David H.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVEs. To describe disparities in depression, anxiety, and problem drinking by sexual orientation, sexual behavior, and gender identity during the COVID-19 pandemic. <br><br>METHODS. Data were collected May 21 to July 15, 2020, from 3245 adults living in 5 major US metropolitan areas (Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; New Orleans, Louisiana; New York, New York; and Los Angeles, California). Participants were characterized as cisgender straight or LGBTQ+ (i.e., lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people, and men who have sex with men, and women who have sex with women not identifying as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender). <br><br>RESULTS. Cisgender straight participants had the lowest levels of depression, anxiety, and problem drinking compared with all other sexual orientation, sexual behavior, and gender identity groups, and, in general, LGBTQ+ participants were more likely to report that these health problems were &quot;more than usual&quot; during the COVID-19 pandemic. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS. LGBTQ+ communities experienced worse mental health and problem drinking than their cisgender straight counterparts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Future research should assess the impact of the pandemic on health inequities. Policymakers should consider resources to support LGBTQ+ mental health and substance use prevention in COVID-19 recovery efforts. (Am J Public Health. Published online ahead of print August 19, 2021: e1-e10. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306394).<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="10.2105/AJPH.2021.306394",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2021.306394"
}