Effects of Client Bisexuality on Clinical Judgment: When Is Bias Most Likely to Occur?

Journal of Counseling Psychology

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 164-175

  Mohr, Jonathan J ^a   Weiner, Jennifer L ^b   Chopp, Regina M ^a   Wong, Stephanie J ^a  

^a GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

bisexual; clinical bias; clinical judgment; sexual orientation; stereotypes

Indexed keywords

EID: 60849089612     PISSN: 00220167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0012816     Document Type: Article

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