Kirsty A Clark1, Mark L Hatzenbuehler2, Richard Bränström3, John E Pachankis4. 1. Department of Medicine, Health and Society, Vanderbilt University, 2201 West End Ave, Nashville, TN, 37235, USA. kirsty.clark@vanderbilt.edu. 2. Department of Psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA. 3. Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. 4. Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT, USA.
Abstract
PURPOSE: We assessed sexual orientation-related patterns in the 1-year longitudinal course (i.e., onset, remittance, persistence) and severity of suicidality. METHOD: Data were obtained from a prospective, population-based cohort representing nearly 2.4 million Swedish young adults. RESULTS: A higher proportion of sexual minorities remitted (14.6%) compared to heterosexuals (9.5%). However, over twice as many sexual minorities (35.1%) experienced persistent suicidality as heterosexuals (15.0%). Plurisexual (e.g., bisexual, pansexual) young adults and sexual minorities aged 17-25 were at greatest risk for persistent and more severe suicidality. CONCLUSION: Findings call for the identification of sexual orientation-related predictors of chronic suicidality to inform responsive clinical interventions.
PURPOSE: We assessed sexual orientation-related patterns in the 1-year longitudinal course (i.e., onset, remittance, persistence) and severity of suicidality. METHOD: Data were obtained from a prospective, population-based cohort representing nearly 2.4 million Swedish young adults. RESULTS: A higher proportion of sexual minorities remitted (14.6%) compared to heterosexuals (9.5%). However, over twice as many sexual minorities (35.1%) experienced persistent suicidality as heterosexuals (15.0%). Plurisexual (e.g., bisexual, pansexual) young adults and sexual minorities aged 17-25 were at greatest risk for persistent and more severe suicidality. CONCLUSION: Findings call for the identification of sexual orientation-related predictors of chronic suicidality to inform responsive clinical interventions.
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