Being recognized, accepted, and affirmed: Self-Disclosure of Lesbian/Queer sexuality within psychiatric and mental health service settings

Social Work in Mental Health

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 336-355

  Daley, Andrea ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health; Lesbian; Mental health; Queer; Self disclosure; Sexual identity; Sexual orientation; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77953885266     PISSN: 15332985     EISSN: 15332993     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15332980903158202     Document Type: Article

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