Sexual Attraction Fluidity and Well-Being in Men: A Therapeutic Outcome Study

Published Response, 2021Page(s) 61-86

Article information

Volume:

Journal of Human Sexuality, Volume 12

Topics:

Change, Conversion Therapy, Fluidity, Harm in Therapy, Mental Health, Opposition to Therapy, Same Sex Attraction, Therapy, Therapy or Treatment

Author:

Pela, Carolyn
Book Review of Janelle M. Hallman’s The Heart of Female Same-Sex Attraction: A Comprehensive Counseling Resource
Narrative Therapy and Women with Same-Sex Attraction (SSA): Claiming Lost Stories
A Review of Sheila Jeffreys’s Gender Hurts: A Feminist Analysis of the Politics of Transgenderism
Sexual Attraction Fluidity and Well-Being in Men: A Therapeutic Outcome Study
Sutton, Philip PhD
Book Review: Coming Out Straight: Understanding and Healing Homosexuality by Richard Cohen
Teaching Psychology Students an Alternative View of Homosexuality
Editor’s Comments
Editor’s Comments
What the Research Does and Does Not Say: Is Therapeutic Support for Unwanted Same-sex Attractions Harmful?
IFTC Intervention at 2011 OSCE Human Dimension Implementation Meeting
What Did Make Me Do It? A Review and Summary of Neil Whitehead and Briar Whitehead’s My Genes Made Me Do It!—Homosexuality and the Scientific Evidence
International Federation for Therapeutic Choice IFTC Intervention at OSCE/ODIHR 2012 Human Dimension Implementation Meeting—Warsaw, Poland
Possible Factors in the Development of Same-Sex Attraction (SSA)
What Research Does and Does Not Say about the Possibility of Experiencing “Harm” by Persons Who Receive Therapeutic Support for Unwanted Same-Sex Attractions or “Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE)”
A Review and Summary of Walter Schumm’s Same-sex Parenting Research: A Critical Assessment
Serving Persons with (Unwanted) Same-Sex Attraction and Behavior (SSA) from the Roman Catholic Tradition
A Review and Analysis of Understanding Gender Dysphoria: Navigating Transgender Issues in a Changing Culture by Mark A. Yarhouse
Serving Clients with Unwanted Same-Sex Attraction and Behavior as Catholics: A Qualitative Study
Sexual Attraction Fluidity and Well-Being in Men: A Therapeutic Outcome Study
2020 Journal of Human Sexuality, Volume 11

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