UTILIZATION OF PSYCHOTHERAPY BY LESBIANS, GAY MEN, AND BISEXUALS: Findings from a Nationwide Survey

Based on a survey of the psychotherapy histories of 600 lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals, the number, duration, and circumstances of each therapy episode, and respondents' views of their therapists and of therapy, are reported. Findings suggest that lesbians and gay men are among the most activ...

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Published in:American journal of orthopsychiatry 1999-04, Vol.69 (2), p.209-219
Main Authors: Jones, Mary Ann, Gabriel, Martha A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
Bisexuality
Bisexuals
Client Satisfaction
Consumers
Female
Gays & lesbians
Health Care Surveys
Health Care Utilization
Homosexuality
Homosexuals
Human
Humans
Lesbianism
Male
Male Homosexuality
Medical sciences
Mental health
Mental Health Services
Mental Health Services - statistics & numerical data
Organization of mental health. Health systems
Patients
Psychology
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Psychotherapy
Sexuality
Social psychiatry. Ethnopsychiatry
Surveys and Questionnaires
Therapy
United States
United States of America
USA
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Summary:Based on a survey of the psychotherapy histories of 600 lesbians, gay men, and bisexuals, the number, duration, and circumstances of each therapy episode, and respondents' views of their therapists and of therapy, are reported. Findings suggest that lesbians and gay men are among the most active and satisfied - but least acknowledged - consumers of psychotherapy. Routine inclusion of sexual orientation as a demographic variable in mental health services research is proposed.
ISSN:0002-9432
1939-0025
DOI:10.1037/h0080422