A systematic review of the research base on sexual reorientation therapies

Journal of Marital and Family Therapy

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 227-238

  Serovich, Julianne M ^a   Craft, Shonda M ^a,b   Toviessi, Paula ^a   Gangamma, Rashmi ^a   McDowell, Tiffany ^a   Grafsky, Erika L ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOSEXUAL DISORDER; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL DYSFUNCTIONS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 42349102365     PISSN: 0194472X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1752-0606.2008.00065.x     Document Type: Article

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