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Informationen zum Autor Paul Schulte is assistant professor at the Hong Kong University as well as the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Klappentext This book provides practical advice on the problems that confront counselors, friends, and family members in our efforts to help gay or bisexual men with drug and alcohol addiction. Schulte explores the different medical, psychological, psychiatric, and spiritual issues. Zusammenfassung This book provides practical advice on the problems that confront counselors! friends! and family members in our efforts to help gay or bisexual men with drug and alcohol addiction. Schulte explores the different medical! psychological! psychiatric! and spiritual issues. Inhaltsverzeichnis Part I: The Alienated and Divided Self of the Gay and Bisexual Man Chapter 1: The Four Losses of Gay Men: Family, Perception, Dignity, and ConnectionChapter 2: Gay and Bisexual Polydrug Takers-The Living and the DeadChapter 3: The "Down Low" Bisexual Man and His Haunted LifeChapter 4: Childhood Sexual Abuse: Tragically Common for Gay MenPart II: Bio-Psycho-Social Recovery for Gay and Bisexual MenChapter 5: The Biological, PTSD: The Gay Community Can Learn from VeteransChapter 6: The Psychological, Relief for Gay Men by Reconciling the Divided Self Chapter 7: The Social, Spirituality vs. Science: Why Should We Remain Hopeful? Part III: The Controversies and Contradictions in RecoveryChapter 8: Disease, Disorder, and the Disorders: What's the Difference? Chapter 9: Reflections: A Failure of Imagination in Helping the Gay Community?
