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| Title |
Do shared etiological factors contribute to the relationship between sexual orientation and depression?
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| Published in |
Psychological Medicine, August 2011
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| DOI | 10.1017/s0033291711001577 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
B. P. Zietsch, K. J. H. Verweij, A. C. Heath, P. A. F. Madden, N. G. Martin, E. C. Nelson, M. T. Lynskey |
| Abstract |
Gays, lesbians and bisexuals (i.e. non-heterosexuals) have been found to be at much greater risk for many psychiatric symptoms and disorders, including depression. This may be due in part to prejudice and discrimination experienced by non-heterosexuals, but studies controlling for minority stress, or performed in very socially liberal countries, suggest that other mechanisms must also play a role. Here we test the viability of common cause (shared genetic or environmental etiology) explanations of elevated depression rates in non-heterosexuals. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 50 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 10% |
| Brazil | 2 | 4% |
| Malaysia | 1 | 2% |
| Canada | 1 | 2% |
| Pakistan | 1 | 2% |
| Philippines | 1 | 2% |
| India | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Ireland | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 7 | 14% |
| Unknown | 29 | 58% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 47 | 94% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 3 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 165 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 2% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 158 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 21 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 21 | 13% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 18 | 11% |
| Researcher | 16 | 10% |
| Student > Master | 13 | 8% |
| Other | 27 | 16% |
| Unknown | 49 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Psychology | 49 | 30% |
| Social Sciences | 20 | 12% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 16 | 10% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 6 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 2% |
| Other | 13 | 8% |
| Unknown | 57 | 35% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 61. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 March 2024.
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#715,456
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Outputs from Psychological Medicine
#341
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#2,715
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#3
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