Paths to recovery for gay and bisexual drug addicts
Subtitle: healing weary hearts
By: Paul Schulte
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Lanham, MD
Language: eng
Number of pages: 178
ISBN-13: 9781442249981
Subjects: Psychology; Drug addiction; Gays; Bisexuals; Drug use; Rehabilitation; Treatment
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-169) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Addiction : a disease of family, perception, loneliness, and secrets; title: pt. I. The alienated and divided self of the gay and bisexual man; title: The four losses of gay men : family, perception, dignity, and connection; title: Gay and bisexual polydrug takers : the living and the dead; title: THe "down low" bisexual man and his haunted life; title: Childhood sexual abuse : tragically common for gay men; title: pt. II. Bio-psycho-social recovery for gay and bisexual men; title: The biological. PTSD : the gay community can learn from veterans; title: The psychological. relief for gay men by reconciling the divided self; title: The social, spirituality vs science : why should we remain hopeful?; title: pt. III. The controversies and contradictions in recovery; title: Disease, disorder, and the disorders : what's the difference?; title: Reflections : a failure of imagination in helping the gay community?