Mental health issues in lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities /
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| Imprint: | Washington, D.C. : American Psychiatric Pub., c2002. |
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| Description: | xx, 118 p. ; 23 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Review of psychiatry series ; v. 21, no. 4 Review of psychiatry series ; v. 21, 4. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4678190 |
Table of Contents:
- Contributors
- Introduction to the Review of Psychiatry Series
- Preface
- Chapter 1. Normal Development in Sexual Minority Youth
- Sexual Minority Identity Development
- Impact of Victimization on Identity Development
- Self-Disclosure of Sexual Orientation
- Sexual Activity and Dating
- Sexual Minority Youth in Other Minority Groups
- Bisexual and Transgender Youth
- References
- Chapter 2. Aging and Sexual Orientation
- Historical Background of the Current Cohorts of Older Adults
- Aging Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Persons as a Stigmatized Sexual Minority: Theoretical Models and Empirical Data
- Multiple Minority Status: Additional Resources or Exponential Stressors
- Families of Blood and Choice: A Mosaic of Diversity and Options
- Ageism and Heterosexism: Similarities and Differences
- Special Issues in Working With Aging Sexual Minorities
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3. Offering Psychiatric Opinion in Legal Proceedings When Lesbian or Gay Sexual Orientation Is an Issue
- Child Custody and Visitation Proceedings
- Workplace Harassment and Other Discrimination Matters
- Criminal Law and Same-Sex Domestic Violence Cases
- Immigration and Asylum Cases
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 4. Sexual Conversion ("Reparative") Therapies: History and Update
- Early Modern Theories
- Theories of Immaturity: Freud
- Theories of Pathology: The Neo-Freudians
- Theories of Normal Variants: The 1973 APA Decision
- A Religious Shift: Tempering Condemnation With Compassion
- The Clinical Debate's Political Dimension: The Culture Wars
- Caveat Emptor: Conversion Therapy's Failures and Risks
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 5. Transgender Mental Health: The Intersection of Race, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity
- Psychiatric Diagnosis and U.S. Africans
- Differentiating Gender From Sexual Orientation
- Declassifying Homosexuality
- Social Norms of Gender
- Scientific Study of Transgender Identity
- Psychiatric Diagnosis and Nomenclature
- The Intersection of Transgenderism and Homosexuality
- Cross-Gender Behavior and Transgender Identity in Children
- Psychiatric Illness and Referral
- Diagnostic Revision
- References
- Index
