Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health
Encyclopedia
The Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health is a peer-reviewed
scientific journal
published by Routledge
. It is the official journal for the Association of Gay & Lesbian Psychiatrists. The Co-Editors-in-Chief are Mary E. Barber, M.D. of the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and Alan Schwartz, M.D. of the William Alanson White Institute
.
Topics covered in Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health include psychotherapy
issues in LGBT people, mental health problems in LGBT people such as substance abuse
and suicide
, diversity within the LGBT community, and the needs of ethnic minority LGBT people.. It publishes original research articles, case reports, critical reviews of the literature, and reports on innovative services for LGBT people.
The journal is Abstracted/or indexed in: PsychInfo, LGBT Life, SOCIndex with Full Text, MasterFile Premier, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, British Journal of Pharmacology, Family Index Abstracts, Studies in Women & Gender Abstracts, and Gender Watch - Softline.
The Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health was originally published under the title Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy (1988–2007).
Peer review
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scientific journal
Scientific journal
In academic publishing, a scientific journal is a periodical publication intended to further the progress of science, usually by reporting new research. There are thousands of scientific journals in publication, and many more have been published at various points in the past...
published by Routledge
Routledge
Routledge is a British publishing house which has operated under a succession of company names and latterly as an academic imprint. Its origins may be traced back to the 19th-century London bookseller George Routledge...
. It is the official journal for the Association of Gay & Lesbian Psychiatrists. The Co-Editors-in-Chief are Mary E. Barber, M.D. of the Columbia College of Physicians and Surgeons and Alan Schwartz, M.D. of the William Alanson White Institute
William Alanson White Institute
The William Alanson White Institute, founded in 1946, is an institution for training psychoanalysts and psychotherapists. It is located in New York City, USA, on the Upper West Side, in the Clara Thompson building....
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Topics covered in Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health include psychotherapy
Psychotherapy
Psychotherapy is a general term referring to any form of therapeutic interaction or treatment contracted between a trained professional and a client or patient; family, couple or group...
issues in LGBT people, mental health problems in LGBT people such as substance abuse
Substance abuse
A substance-related disorder is an umbrella term used to describe several different conditions associated with several different substances .A substance related disorder is a condition in which an individual uses or abuses a...
and suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
, diversity within the LGBT community, and the needs of ethnic minority LGBT people.. It publishes original research articles, case reports, critical reviews of the literature, and reports on innovative services for LGBT people.
The journal is Abstracted/or indexed in: PsychInfo, LGBT Life, SOCIndex with Full Text, MasterFile Premier, Academic Search Complete, Academic Search Elite, Academic Search Premier, British Journal of Pharmacology, Family Index Abstracts, Studies in Women & Gender Abstracts, and Gender Watch - Softline.
The Journal of Gay & Lesbian Mental Health was originally published under the title Journal of Gay & Lesbian Psychotherapy (1988–2007).