Abstract
Risks of mental health issues (e.g., depression, anxiety/mood disorders, and suicidality) are found to be elevated among Canadian gay, bisexual, and men who have sex with men (GB-MSM). We studied factors impacting mental health care use in a community sample of 202 GB-MSM in London-Middlesex, Ontario. Our results show that, for the entire sample, experiences of both homophobia and internalized homonegativity are associated with increased prevalence of mental health service use over the past year, and suggest that service use is lower among immigrant GB-MSM than among those born in Canada. Implications for mental health and social service providers are discussed.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 1-24 |
| Number of pages | 24 |
| Journal | Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Jan 6 2017 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work was supported by the Regional HIV/AIDS Connection, the Ontario HIV Treatment Network's Capacity-Building Funding Program (Grant ID # CCB 139), and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (Funding reference # 120446). Additional student support for TC was provided by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the Ontario HIV Treatment Network, and The University of Western Ontario.
Keywords
- Bisexual
- Gay
- Men who have sex with men
- Mental health service use