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Sexual-orientation based discrimination is associated with anxiety and depression in young physicians. A national study
- Source :
- Journal of Affective Disorders. 274:964-968
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Elsevier BV, 2020.
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Abstract
- The professional risk factors for depression and anxiety are underexplored in young physicians. While there has been increasing research on the mental health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual patients, few studies have examined the mental health and well-being of lesbian, gay and bisexual young physicians.The objective of the present study was to determine the prevalence of Sexual Orientation-Based Discrimination (SOBD) in French young physicians and if SOBD was associated with increased anxiety and depression in this population.This national study is a cross-sectional observational epidemiological national study. The participants were recruited between April 1On the 2003 participants, 148 (7%) reported SOBD exposure, 647 (32%) current anxiety disorders and 174 (9%) a current major depressive disorder according to their HAD score. SOBD was almost twice more frequently reported in participants with anxiety disorder and major depression (respectively 10%,vs 6% and 12% vs. 7%, p0.05). In the first model of multivariate analyses, current anxiety disorder was significantly associated with being woman (adjusted odds ratio aOR=1.688, 95%CI 1.350-2.110, p0.001) and SOBD (aOR=1.729, 95%CI 1.226-2.440, p=0.002). In the second model of multivariate analyses, current major depression was significantly associated with only SOBD (aOR=1.748, 95%CI 1.057-2.888, p=0.029).SOBD has been associated with increased rates of anxiety disorder and major depression in young physicians and should be targeted in mental health prevention programs.
- Subjects :
- Male
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Sexual Behavior
Population
Anxiety
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0302 clinical medicine
Physicians
Epidemiology
medicine
Humans
Psychiatry
education
Depression (differential diagnoses)
Depressive Disorder, Major
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Depression
business.industry
medicine.disease
Anxiety Disorders
Mental health
030227 psychiatry
Psychiatry and Mental health
Clinical Psychology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Sexual orientation
Major depressive disorder
Female
medicine.symptom
business
030217 neurology & neurosurgery
Anxiety disorder
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 01650327
- Volume :
- 274
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Affective Disorders
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....1abb624e28d20d65abd5d0851fb83fd0