Male street prostitution in Dublin: A psychological analysis

Journal of Homosexuality

Volumn 58, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 998-1021

  McCabe, Ian ^a   Acree, Michael ^b   O'Mahony, Finbar ^c   McCabe, Jenny ^a   Kenny, Jean ^d   Twyford, Jennifer ^d   Quigley, Karen ^e   McGlanaghy, Edel ^e  

^a Psychologists in Primary Schools   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

^d TRINITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^e Children of Addiction Response Crumlin ^*  (Ireland)

Author keywords

Abuse; Drugs; Dublin; Gay; HIV; Homeless; Male mental health; Male prostitution

Indexed keywords

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE; DEPRESSION; HOMELESSNESS; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IRELAND; MALE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SUICIDAL IDEATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD ABUSE, SEXUAL; DEPRESSION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMELESS PERSONS; HOMELESS YOUTH; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PROSTITUTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX WORKERS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; SUICIDAL IDEATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80052551129     PISSN: 00918369     EISSN: 15403602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00918369.2011.598394     Document Type: Article

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