Paths to recovery for gay and bisexual drug addicts healing weary hearts / Paul Schulte.

Author/creator Schulte, Paul, 1963-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoLanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield,
Descriptionxvi, 178 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Contents Introduction : Addiction : a disease of family, perception, loneliness, and secrets -- pt. I. The alienated and divided self of the gay and bisexual man -- The four losses of gay men : family, perception, dignity, and connection -- Gay and bisexual polydrug takers : the living and the dead -- THe "down low" bisexual man and his haunted life -- Childhood sexual abuse : tragically common for gay men -- pt. II. Bio-psycho-social recovery for gay and bisexual men -- The biological. PTSD : the gay community can learn from veterans -- The psychological. relief for gay men by reconciling the divided self -- The social, spirituality vs science : why should we remain hopeful? -- pt. III. The controversies and contradictions in recovery -- Disease, disorder, and the disorders : what's the difference? -- Reflections : a failure of imagination in helping the gay community?
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 165-169) and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015935634
ISBN9781442249981 (cloth)
ISBN1442249986 (cloth)

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