Internet use among gay and bisexual men with compulsive sexual behavior

Sexual Addiction and Compulsivity

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 239-256

  Parsons, J T ^a   Severino, J P ^a   Grov, C ^a   Bimbi, D S ^a   Morgenstern, J ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Howard Hughes Medical Institute   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BISEXUAL MALE; COMMUNITY CARE; COMPULSION; COMPUTER INTERFACE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RELATION; INFECTION RISK; INTERNET; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUAL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34547917599     PISSN: 10720162     EISSN: 15325318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10720160701480659     Document Type: Article

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