Strategies for the treatment of methamphetamine use disorders among gay and bisexual men

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 131-141

  Irwin, Thomas W ^a  

^a Columbia University School of Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Bisexual men; Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT); Gay men; Homosexuality; Matrix model; Men who have sex with men (MSM); Methamphetamine; Motivational interviewing (MI); Substance abuse treatment

Indexed keywords

EID: 33747760364     PISSN: 08917140     EISSN: 15407128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J236v10n03_12     Document Type: Article

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