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Research- Lesbian Health Articles
Information for Researchers and Students

It is imperative that Lesbian Health issues continue to be published for the larger scientific and health care community. Below is a partial list of publications by LHRC researchers, affiliates and members. (Names in bold are affiliates and italicized authors names are members)


Adolescents and Youth


  1. “Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Youth: Victimization and its correlates in the USA and UK” by Ryan, C. and Rivers, I, Culture, Health and Sexuality vol 5 no 2 pp. 103-119 (2003). http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals
  2. Ryan, C. (in press). Families of lesbian, gay and bisexual
    adolescents. Current Problems in Pediatric and Adolescent Health Care. Elsevier http://www.elsevier.com/
  3. Ryan, Caitlin & Futterman, D. (May, 2002)
    Lesbian and Gay Adolescents: Identity Development. School Nurse News.
  4. Ryan, Caitlin & Futterman, D.
    Lesbian and Gay Youth: Care and Counseling. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998; also published as: Ryan, C. & Futterman, D. Lesbian and gay youth: Care and counseling. Adolescent Medicine: State of the Art Reviews, 1997; 8(2):207-374. (Recipient, American Journal of Nursing Book of the Year Award in Psychiatric Nursing, 1998.
  5. Ryan, C. & Futterman, D. (1999)
    Primary care for lesbian adolescents. In S. Coupey (ed.) Primary Care for Adolescent Females. Philadelphia, PA: Hanley & Belfus.
  6. Ryan, Caitlin & Rivers, I.
    Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth: Victimization and its correlates in the USA and UK. Culture, Health & Sexuality, forthcoming.
  7. Ryan, C. & Futterman, D. (2001)
    Experiences, vulnerabilities, and risks of gay and lesbian students. The Prevention Researcher, 8(1):6-8.
  8. Ryan, C. & Futterman, D (2001)
    Lesbian adolescents. Health and Sexuality, 6(2).
  9. Ryan, C. (2001)
    Counseling lesbian, gay and bisexual youth. In Anthony D’Augelli & Charlotte Patterson (eds.), Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Identities and Youth: Psychological Perspectives. Oxford University Press.

 

Cancer


  1. Improving Cancer Screening Among Lesbians Over 50: Results of a Pilot Study (pdf)
    This article was published in Publication title, Vol number, Author(s), Title of article, Pages No., Copyright (Year), and is posted with permission from The Jacob's Institute of Women's Health. This link was made possible by the Oncology Nursing Society, http://www.ons.org/
  2. Dibble, S, Roberts, SA, & Nussey, B (2004). Breast cancer risk
    profiles between lesbians and their heterosexual sisters. Women’s Health
    Issues, 14, 60-68. Elsevier http://www.elsevier.com/
  3. Dibble, S.L. & Roberts, S.A. (submitted August 2001)
    A Comparison of Breast Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment between Lesbian and Heterosexual Women. Journal of the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
  4. Dibble, S., Roberts, S.A., Robertson, P.A., & Paul, S.M (2002).
    Risk factors for ovarian cancer: Lesbian and heterosexual women. Oncology Nursing Forum Online Journal Available by clicking here. Accessed 1/18/02.
  5. Dibble, S.L., Roberts, S.A., Davids, R, Paul, SM, Scanlon, JL.
    A Comparison of Breast Cancer Risk Factor Distributions Between Lesbians and Bisexual Women, MSJAMA-Report Vol 282 (13) October 6, 1999. http://www.ama-assn.org/sci-pubs/msjama/articles/vol_282/no_13/cancer.htm
  6. Fobair, P, O’Hanlan, K, Koopman, C, Classen, C, Dimiceli, S, Drooker, N, Warner, D, Davids H, Loulan, J, Wallsten, D, Goffinet, D, Morrow, G, & Spiegel, D. (2001)
    Comparison of lesbian and heterosexual women’s response to newly diagnosed breast cancer. Psychooncology, 10(1), 40-51.

 

General Health Care


  1. Robertson, P.(2003) Offering high-quality ob/gyn care to lesbian patients, Sept. 2003 issue of Contemporary OB/GYN
  2. McNair RP. (2003). Lesbian health inequalities: a cultural minority issue for health professionals. Medical J of Australia, 178(12), 643-5. Medical Journal of Australia http://www.mja.com.au/
  3. Robertson, PA (2003). Offering high-quality ob/gyn care to lesbian patients. Contemporary OB/GYN, 48(9), 49-56. Contemporary OB/GYN http://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/
  4. Bradford, J., Ryan, C. Honed, J. & Rothblum, E. (2001)
    Expanding the research infrastructure for lesbian health, American Journal of Public Health, 91:1029-1032.
  5. Bradford, J. & Ryan, C. The National Lesbian Health Care Survey: Final Report. Washington, DC: National Lesbian and Gay Health Foundation, 1988.
  6. Coles, E.P., Koh, A.S., & Dibble, S.L. (submitted March 2002).
    Disclosure of sexual orientation and health care utilization among lesbians. Journal of the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association
  7. Gartrell, Nanette K., Koh Audrey S., Becker C., LaVoy A., Rosen S., Thiemann S.: Prevalence of hormone replacement therapy and antidepressant use in peri- and postmenopausal women. J of Gender-Specific Medicine, 4(1):60, 2001
  8. Gruskin E, Geiger A, Gordon, N and Ackerson, (2001).
    The predictors for response to a question on sexual orientation and income on a health survey for members of a large HMO. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association.
  9. Koh AS: Use of preventive health behaviors of lesbian, bisexual, and heterosexual women: questionnaire survey. Western J Med, 172:379, 2000
  10. Robertson, P. (1986, revised 1991, 1996, 2000, and 2002)
    Lesbian Health Care in The Manual of Outpatient Gynecology: Little, Brown, and Company.
  11. Robertson P. (2002)
    A Lesbian Voice. This Side of Doctoring: Experiences of Women in Medicine. Ed: Eliza Lo Chin. Sage Press
  12. Ryan, Caitlin & Bradford, J. (1999)
    Conducting the National Lesbian Health Care Survey: First of its kind. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, 3(3):87-93.
  13. van Dam Mary Ann, Koh Audrey S., Dibble Suzanne L.: (2001)
    Lesbian disclosure to health care providers and delay of care. Journal of the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association, 5(1):11-19.
  14. White J.C., Koh Audrey S.: (2002)
    Chapter 22 – Lesbian Health Issues, in Ryden J., Blumenthal P.D. (editors): Practical Gynecology: A Guide for the Primary Care Physician, American College of Physicians – American Society of Internal Medicine.

 

Mental Health


  1. Crothers L, Haller E, Benton C and Haag S. (in press). A Clinical Comparison of Lesbian and Heterosexual Women in a Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic. Journal of Homosexuality. The Haworth Press, Inc. New York, http://www.haworthpress.com/
  2. McNair R, Kavanagh A, & Tong B. (in press). Mental health status of young Australian lesbian and bisexual women compared with heterosexual women. Australia and New Zealand J Public Health. Australia and New Zealand J Public Health http://www.phaa.net.au/
  3. Bradford, J, Ryan, C & Rothblum E.
    National lesbian health care survey: Implications for mental health care, Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 1994;62(2):228-242.
  4. Koh , A.S. & Ross, L.K. (accepted for publication, 02/17/03). Mental Health Issues: A Comparison of Lesbian, Bisexual and Heterosexual Women. Journal of Homosexuality.

 

Miscellaneous


  1. Perlesz A & McNair R. (in press). Lesbian parenting: insider's voices. Australia New Zealand J Family Therapy, http://www.anzjft.com/
  2. Rothblum, E.D. (in press). Diversity and size acceptance: Lessons from
    the lesbian experience. Health at Every Size Journal., Health at Every Size http://www.jonrobison.net/
  3. Solomon, S.E., Rothblum, E.D., & Balsam, K.F. (2004). Pioneers in partnership: Lesbian and gay male couples in civil unions compared with those not in civil unions, and heterosexual married siblings. Journal of Family Psychology, 18, 275-286., APA journal http://www.apa.org/
  4. Rothblum, E.D. (in press). Same-sex marriage and legalized relationships: I do, or do I? Journal of GLBT Family Studies. The Haworth Press, Inc. New York, http://www.haworthpress.com/
  5. Rothblum, E.D., Balsam, K.F., Solomon, S.E., & Factor, R.J. (in press). Siblings and sexual orientation: Products of alternative families or the ones who got away? Journal of GLBT Family Studies. The Haworth Press, Inc. New York, http://www.haworthpress.com/
  6. Goldberg, S, Sickler, J & Dibble, S (In Press). Lesbians over Sixty: The Consistency of Findings from Twenty Years of Survey Data. Journal of Lesbian Studies. The Haworth Press, Inc. New York, http://www.haworthpress.com/
  7. Moore, Lisa Jean and Clarke, Adele E. (2001)
    "The Traffic in Cyberanatomies: Sex/ Gender/ Sexuality in Local and Global Formations." Body and Society 7(1):57-96.
  8. Moore, Lisa Jean and Clarke, Adele E. (1995)
    "Genital Conventions and Trangressions: Graphic Representations in Anatomy Texts, c1900-1991." Feminist Studies 22(1):255-301, erratum 21:3 frontis.
    http://www.amaassn.org/scipubs/msjama/articles/vol_282/no_13/cancer.htm
  9. Ryan, Caitlin (2001)
    My roots as an activist. Journal of Lesbian Studies, 5(3):141-149.
  10. Ryan, C, Bradford, J & Honnold, J. (1999)
    Social workers’ and counselors’ knowledge and understanding of lesbians. Journal of Lesbian and Gay Social Services, 9(4):1-26.


Substance Use


  1. Hillier L, De Visser R, Kavanagh A, & McNair RP. (2003). The association
    between sexual orientation and licit and illicit drug use in young Australian women. Medical Journal of Australia, 179, 326-327. http://www.mja.com.au/public/issues/179_06_150903/letters_150903_fm-4.ht
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    , Medical Journal of Australia http://www.mja.com.au/
  2. McNair RP. (2003). Lesbian health inequalities: a cultural minority issue for health professionals. Medical J of Australia, 178(12), 643-5. Medical Journal of Australia http://www.mja.com.au/
  3. Gruskin E, Hart S, Gordon N, Ackerson, L (2001).
    Patterns of cigarette smoking and alcohol use among lesbians and bisexual women enrolled in a large Health Maintenance organization. American Journal of Public Health, 91, 976-979.

 

 

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