Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 1
BACKGROUND 1
PERSECUTION EXPERIENCES 2
MENTAL HEALTH 3
SOCIAL INTEGRATION 4
OUTNESS 6
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS 8
STUDY OBJECTIVES 8
METHODS 9
PARTICIPANTS 9
SURVEY DEVELOPMENT 10
MEASURES 10
DATA ANALYSIS 17
RESULTS 18
PARTICIPANT CHARACTERISTICS 18
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS 20
PREDICTORS OF MENTAL DISTRESS 22
DISCUSSION 23
MENTAL HEALTH 24
SOCIAL INTEGRATION 25
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS 28
INTERVENTION INTEREST 30
IMPLICATIONS 30
LIMITATIONS 31
CONCLUSION 33
REFERENCES 35