Part 1: The Psychoanalyst and the "Homosexual": A Long, Dark Journey Into Light

Smith College Studies in Social Work

Volumn 83, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 18-35

  Meyer, William S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

homophobia; homosexuality; LGBT; psychoanalysis; psychotherapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84872515163     PISSN: 00377317     EISSN: 15530426     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00377317.2013.746920     Document Type: Article

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