Acceptance and commitment therapy for self-stigma around sexual orientation: A multiple baseline evaluation

Cognitive and Behavioral Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 545-559

  Yadavaia, James E ^a   Hayes, Steven C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptance and commitment therapy; Internalized homonegativity; Internalized homophobia; Self stigma; Sexual orientation

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE AND COMMITMENT THERAPY; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HOMOPHOBIA; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATION; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL ORIENTATION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STIGMA; STRESS; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

EID: 84865582236     PISSN: 10777229     EISSN: 1878187X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpra.2011.09.002     Document Type: Article

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