Foreword / Lawrence Hartmann --
Introduction / Robert P. Cabaj and Terry S. Stein --
Ch. 1. History of Treatment / Charles Silverstein --
Ch. 2. Homosexuality and the Mental Health Professions: A Contemporary History / James Krajeski --
Ch. 3. Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Mental Health Professionals and Their Colleagues / Robert P. Cabaj --
Ch. 4. Prevalence of Homosexuality in the United States / Stuart Michaels --
Ch. 5. Issues in the Cross-Cultural Study of Homosexuality / Gilbert Herdt --
Ch. 6. Essentialist/Social Constructionist Debate About Homosexuality and Its Relevance for Psychotherapy / Terry S. Stein --
Ch. 7. Heterosexism and Homophobia / Gregory M. Herek --
Ch. 8. Homosexuality From a Familial and Genetic Perspective / Richard C. Pillard --
Ch. 9. Biology and Homosexuality: Implications of Neuroendocrinological and Neuroanatomical Studies / William Byne --
Ch. 10. Bisexuality: An Examination of Theory and Research / Ronald C. Fox --
Ch. 11. Psychoanalytic Subjectivity and Male Homosexuality / Jack Drescher --
Ch. 12. Psychoanalytic Views of Female Homosexuality / Maggie Magee and Diana C. Miller --
Ch. 13. Self Psychology and Homosexuality: Sexual Orientation and Maintenance of Personal Integrity / Bertram J. Cohler and Robert Galatzer-Levy --
Ch. 14. Sexual Orientation Identity Formation: A Western Phenomenon / Vivienne Cass --
Ch. 15. Latency Development in Prehomosexual Boys / Graeme Hanson and Lawrence Hartmann --
Ch. 16. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Development During Adolescence and Young Adulthood / Anthony R. D'Augelli --
Ch. 17. Midlife Gay Men and Lesbians: Adult Development and Mental Health / Robert M. Kertzner and Margery Sved --
Ch. 18. Gay Men and Lesbians Grown Older / Raymond M. Berger and James J. Kelly --
Ch. 19. Male Couples / David P. McWhirter and Andrew M. Mattison --
Ch. 20. Lesbian Couples / Rochelle L. Klinger --
Ch. 21. Lesbians as Parents / Martha Kirkpatrick --
Ch. 22. Gay Fathers and Their Children / Charlotte J. Patterson and Raymond W. Chan --
Ch. 23. Psychotherapy With Women Who Love Women / Kristine L. Falco --
Ch. 24. Psychotherapy With Gay Men / Terry S. Stein and Robert P. Cabaj --
Ch. 25. Psychotherapy With Bisexual Individuals / David R. Matteson --
Ch. 26. Psychoanalytic Therapy With Gay Men: Developmental Considerations / Richard A. Isay --
Ch. 27. Negative Therapeutic Reaction and Self-Hantred in Gay and Lesbian Patients / Jennifer I. Downey and Richard C. Friedman --
Ch. 28. Psychotherapeutic Interventions With Lesbian and Gay Couples / Robert P. Cabaj and Rochelle L. Klinger --
Ch. 29. Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Families: Issues in Psychotherapy / Terry S. Stein --
Ch. 30. Sexual Orientation of the Therapist / Robert P. Cabaj --
Ch. 31. Critique of Approaches to Changing Sexual Orientation / Terry S. Stein --
Ch. 32. Nongay Therapists Working With Gay Men and Lesbians: A Personal Reflection / Judd Marmor --
Ch. 33. African American Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals / Billy E. Jones and Marjorie J. Hill --
Ch. 34. Mental Health Issues for Gay and Lesbian Asian Americans / Gene A. Nakajima, Yim H. Chan and Kewchang Lee --
Ch. 35. Latino Men, Latina Women, and Homosexuality / Francisco J. Gonzalez and Oliva M. Espin --
Ch. 36. Native Two-Spirit People / Terry N. Tafoya --
Ch. 37. Teaching in Mental Health Training Programs About Homosexuality, Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals / Terry S. Stein and Bonnie K. Burg --
Ch. 38. Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Issues in Medical Schools: Implications for Training / Mark H. Townsend and Mollie M. Wallick --
Ch. 39. Issues for Gay Male, Lesbian, and Bisexual Mental Health Trainees / D. Lanette Atkins and Mark H. Townsend --
Ch. 40. Lesbians in the Medical Setting / Amy Banks and Nanette K. Gartrell --
Ch. 41. Gay and Bisexual Men and Medical Care / William F. Owen, Jr. --
Ch. 42. Care Across the Spectrum of Mental Health Settings: Working With Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Patients in Consultation-Liaison Services, Inpatient Treatment Facilities, and Community Outpatient Mental Health Centers / J. Stephen McDaniel, Robert P. Cabaj and David W. Purcell --
Ch. 43. Gay and Bisexual Male Sexuality / Eli Coleman and B. R. Simon Rosser --
Ch. 44. Lesbian Sexuality / Sarah E. Herbert --
Ch. 45. Transsexuals: The Boundaries of Sexual Identity and Gender / David Seil --
Ch. 46. Institutional Discrimination Against Lesbians, Gay Men, and Bisexuals: The Courts, Legislature, and the Military / David W. Purcell and Daniel W. Hicks --
Ch. 47. Substance Abuse in Gay Men, Lesbians, and Bisexuals / Robert P. Cabaj --
Ch. 48. Impact of Violence, Childhood Sexual Abuse, and Domestic Violence and Abuse on Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Gay Men / Rochelle L. Klinger and Terry S. Stein --
Ch. 49. Suicide Risk in Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Youth / Norman B. Hartstein --
Ch. 50. Mental Health Care Providers Working With HIV: Avoiding Stress and Burnout / J. Stephen McDaniel, Eugene W. Farber and Mary B. Summerville --
Ch. 51. Mental Health Issues Across the HIV-1 Spectrum for Gay and Bisexual Men / David G. Ostrow --
Ch. 52. Spirituality and Religion in the Lives of Lesbians and Gay Men / Douglas C. Haldeman --
Ch. 53. Ethical Concerns With Sexual Minority Patients / Laura S. Brown --
Epilogue / Evelyn Hooker.