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Gay and lesbian aging : research and future directions /

Annotation The year 2003 marked the 30th anniversary of the landmark "declassification" of homosexuality as a disease by the American Psychiatric Association-a watershed in the lives of gays and lesbians in the United States. For the first time in history, a generation of self-identified l...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Herdt, Gilbert H., 1949-, De Vries, B. (Brian)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2004.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Annotation The year 2003 marked the 30th anniversary of the landmark "declassification" of homosexuality as a disease by the American Psychiatric Association-a watershed in the lives of gays and lesbians in the United States. For the first time in history, a generation of self-identified lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, and transgender individuals are approaching retirement. This volume brings to the forefront important issues concerning the health, mental health, and concomitant special social service needs of the gay and lesbian population and emphasizes the need for more research on aging sexual minorities
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxii, 294 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826122339
0826122337