Ethical concerns raised when patients seek to change same-sex attractions

Journal of Gay and Lesbian Psychotherapy

Volumn 5, Issue 3-4, 2002, Pages 181-204

  Drescher, Jack ^a  

^a WILLIAM ALANSON WHITE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antihomosexual bias; Culture wars; Ethical issues; Gay and lesbian patients; Gender stereotyping; Homosexuality; Psychiatric ethics; Psychotherapy; Reparative therapy; Respect for patients; Sexual conversion therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 85023910455     PISSN: 08917140     EISSN: 15407128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J236v05n03_11     Document Type: Article

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