Affirmative, evidence-based, and ethically sound psychotherapy with lesbian, gay and bisexual clients

Clinical Psychology: Science and Practice

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 29-32

  Safren, Steven A ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Gay, lesbian and bisexual issues; Psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BISEXUALITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LESBIAN; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH; MOOD DISORDER; PATIENT CARE; PHOBIA; PSYCHOTHERAPIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF ESTEEM; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL PROBLEM; SUICIDAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 14644444186     PISSN: 09695893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/clipsy/bpi003     Document Type: Article

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