The emergence of an international lesbian, gay, and bisexual psychiatric movement

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy

Volumn 7, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 165-188

  Nakajima, Gene A ^a  

^a Center for Special Problems   (United States)

Author keywords

American psychiatric association; Association of gay and lesbian psychiatrists; Chinese classification of mental disorders; Egodystonic sexual orientation; Homosexuality; International classification of diseases; World psychiatric association

Indexed keywords

EID: 0347155837     PISSN: 08917140     EISSN: 15407128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J236v07n01_10     Document Type: Article

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