Homosexuals are two to three times more likely to suffer a chronic psychological problem, such as depression, a study by the University of Cambridge has revealed. The study, published in the “Journal of General Internal Medicine,” was developed with the Harvard Medical School and the RAND Corporation, a policy think tank. It was based on a survey of 2 million people, of whom 27,000 identified as a gay, bisexual or transgendered, making it the largest survey ever conducted of the LGBT community. The results: LGBT men and women were two to three times more likely to suffer a chronic psychological problem, such as depression. Whilst only 5% of heterosexual men reported such a problem, it occurred within 11% and 15% of homosexual and bisexual men. There was a similar pattern among women, as 12% of lesbians and 19% of bisexual women suffered a long-term psychological condition, compared to only 6% of heterosexual women. General health was also of a lower quality among the LGBT community, with 22% of gay men and 26% of bisexual men reporting poor general health, alongside 25% and 31% of lesbians and bisexual women.
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