title: Psychotherapists' approaches to gay and lesbian patients/clients: a qualitative study.
abstract: We used qualitative research methods to examine the core issues relating to the approaches of psychodynamic and psychoanalytic psychotherapists to gay and lesbian patients and clients. The paper begins with a review of the psychoanalytic approaches to gay and lesbian sexuality and continues with material of a clinical nature, providing information about the experience of lesbians and gay men in psychotherapy. It also explores the attitudes of therapists towards gay and lesbian sexuality by discussing a range of psychoanalytic theories and their application to clinical work with patients and clients.
authors: Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, Royal Free and University College Medical School, UK. p.phillips@ucl.ac.uk
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Phillips
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Bartlett
authors: M
authors: M
authors: King
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006306:Health Surveys; D006716:Homosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011369:Professional-Patient Relations; D011613:Psychotherapy / Q000592:standards*; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care