Gay-male couples who adopt: Challenging historical and contemporary social trends toward becoming a family

Perspectives in Psychiatric Care

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 184-195

  Lobaugh, Edward R ^a   Clements, Paul T ^b,c   Averill, Jennifer B ^d   Olguin, David L ^e  

^a NEW MEXICO VA HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c International Association of Forensic Nurses

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adoption; Counseling; Gay couples

Indexed keywords

ADOPTION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COUNSELING; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FAMILY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS;

ADOPTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COUNSELING; FAMILY; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEGATIVISM; NURSE CLINICIANS; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PREJUDICE; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL VALUES; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 33746931703     PISSN: 00315990     EISSN: 17446163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6163.2006.00081.x     Document Type: Review

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