TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Mental health service use among lesbian, gay, and bisexual adults who report having attempted suicide
JO  - Psychiatric services
A1  - Ramchand, Rajeev
A1  - Schuler, Megan S.
A1  - Ayer, Lynsay
A1  - Colpe, Lisa
A1  - Schoenbaum, Michael
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - OBJECTIVE: This study estimated mental health service use among lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) adults in the United States who reported having made a suicide attempt. <br><br>METHODS: Data came from the pooled 2015-2019 National Surveys on Drug Use and Health. Of the 191,954 adult respondents, 1,946 reported a past-year suicide attempt. Survey-weighted descriptive and regression analyses were conducted to compare mental health service use among LGB and heterosexual adults. <br><br>RESULTS: Three percent of LGB adults (N=598) reported having attempted suicide in the past year, compared with 0.5% of heterosexual adults (N=1,348). Mental health treatment use was significantly higher among LGB adults than among heterosexual adults (64% versus 56%) before analyses were adjusted for sociodemographic characteristics. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: Because suicide attempts and mental health use are elevated among LGB adults, clinicians must provide evidence-based approaches for identifying and managing suicide risk to LGB adults in an affirming manner.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1075-2730
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.ps.20220132
ID  - ref1
ER  -