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Abuse, mastery, and health among lesbian, bisexual, and two-spirit American Indian and Alaska Native womenKeren Lehavot
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Cultur Divers Ethnic Minor Psychol 15:275-84. 2009..The need to indigenize the concept of mastery is discussed, as is the urgency of interventions to work toward decreasing levels of abuse and increasing mastery among sexual minority AIAN women...
Victimization, smoking, and chronic physical health problems among sexual minority womenKeren Lehavot
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Ann Behav Med 42:269-76. 2011..In the general population, abuse and smoking are associated with physical health problems. However, there has been little research on their associations among SMW...
Buffering effects of general and medication-specific social support on the association between substance use and HIV medication adherenceKeren Lehavot
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195, USA
AIDS Patient Care STDS 25:181-9. 2011..Results indicate the importance of medication-specific social support to treat comorbid AOD use and HIV; implications for future research and intervention programs for HIV-positive AOD users are discussed...
Are peer interventions for HIV efficacious? A systematic reviewJane M Simoni
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, 98195 1525, USA
AIDS Behav 15:1589-95. 2011..Overall, findings suggest that we can have some confidence in peer interventions, yet more data are needed demonstrating an effect in the most rigorous study designs and with outcomes that are not potentially affected by respondent bias...
The impact of minority stress on mental health and substance use among sexual minority womenKeren Lehavot
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Box 351525, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 79:159-70. 2011..We examined the direct and indirect impact of minority stress on mental health and substance use among sexual minority women...
Two-way text messaging for health behavior change among human immunodeficiency virus-positive individualsLynne T Harris
Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98195 7660, USA
Telemed J E Health 16:1024-9. 2010..However, little is currently known about the specific characteristics of messaging systems that promote user engagement...
Sexual revictimization and mental health: a comparison of lesbians, gay men, and heterosexual womenKimberly F Balsam
University of Washington, Seattle, USA
J Interpers Violence 26:1798-814. 2011....
Childhood abuse and mental health indicators among ethnically diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual adultsKimberly F Balsam
School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
J Consult Clin Psychol 78:459-68. 2010..The study's objective was to examine the relationships between race/ethnicity, childhood abuse, and mental health indicators in a national sample of LGB adults...
Ecological models of sexual satisfaction among lesbian/bisexual and heterosexual womenAlison W Henderson
Department of Psychology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA
Arch Sex Behav 38:50-65. 2009..Additionally, given that for both groups of women relationship satisfaction explained a substantial amount of variance in sexual satisfaction, sexual concerns may be better addressed at the relationship than the individual level...
Peer interventions to promote health: conceptual considerationsJane M Simoni
University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195 1525 USA
Am J Orthopsychiatry 81:351-9. 2011....
