A clinical comparison of lesbian and heterosexual women in a psychiatric outpatient clinic

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 280-292

  Crothers, Linda ^a   Haller, Ellen ^b,e   Benton, Cynthia ^c   Haag, Sarah ^d  

^a PALO ALTO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Austin Medical Education Programs   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Chart review; Clinical treatment; Families; Heterosexual; Lesbian; Mental health; Substance use; Women

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPRESSION; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HUMAN; LESBIAN; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTERS; DEPRESSIVE DISORDER; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

EID: 53449101267     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918360801982181     Document Type: Article

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