Coming-Out Issues for Adult Lesbians: A Group Intervention

Social Work

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 647-656

  Morrow, Deana F ^a  

^a WARREN WILSON COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Coming out; Ego development; Empowerment; Identity; Lesbians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LESBIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION; TRUTH DISCLOSURE;

EID: 0030292456     PISSN: 00378046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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