Suicidal ideation in gay adolescents in the context of cultural stigma and criminalized homosexuality in Sri Lanka

Int J Soc Psychiatry. 2019 Feb;65(1):83-84. doi: 10.1177/0020764018812921. Epub 2018 Nov 26.

Author

Miyuru Chandradasa^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka.
² 2 Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia.

PMID: 30477379
DOI: 10.1177/0020764018812921

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Buddhism
Homosexuality, Male / psychology*
Humans
Male
Sexual and Gender Minorities / legislation & jurisprudence*
Social Stigma*
Sri Lanka
Suicidal Ideation*