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| Introduction | |
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| How this book came to be | |
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| Definitions of Terminology | |
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| Overview of the book | |
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| Stigma | |
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| Definition and explication | |
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| What characteristics are stigmatized? | |
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| Distinctions among stigmatized characteristics | |
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| Negative consequences of stigmatization | |
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| Roots of stigmatization | |
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| The "special case" of homosexuality | |
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| Relevance of the notion of stigma in health care contexts | |
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| Solutions? | |
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| Summary | |
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| Homonegativity within medicine | |
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| Physicians' attitudes towards homosexuality | |
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| Physicians' beliefs about lesbian and gay colleagues | |
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| Patients' beliefs about gay and lesbian physicians | |
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| Medical education | |
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| Effects of homonegativity on medical care | |
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| Suggested improvements | |
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| Summary | |
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| Developmental Considerations | |
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| Development of children's definitions of gender | |
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| Gender Identity Disorder | |
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| Description of the syndrome | |
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| Is GID really a disorder? | |
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| Practical clinical implications | |
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| Determinants of sexual orientation | |
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| Complex paradigms | |
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| Biological factors | |
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| Family and social factors | |
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| Development of a gay identity during adolescence | |
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| Summary | |
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| Adolescents | |
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| Epidemiology | |
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| Development of sexual identity | |
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| Description of stages | |
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| Variations among women | |
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| Disclosure | |
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| Community-building efforts | |
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| Medical and psychosocial risks | |
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| School problems | |
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| Homelessness | |
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| Violence | |
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| Substance abuse | |
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| Eating disorders | |
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| Depression and anxiety | |
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| Suicide | |
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| Sexually-transmitted diseases | |
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| HIV/AIDS | |
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| Pregnancy | |
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| Transgender youth | |
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| Attempts at conversion | |
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| Adolescent health care | |
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| Expanded pediatric responsibilities | |
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| Children Whose Parent(s) is/are Lesbian or Gay | |
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| Pathways to parenthood | |
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| Research directions | |
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| Studies of previously-married mothers | |
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| Studies of gay fathers | |
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| Studies of children born to or adopted by lesbian mothers | |
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| Voices of the children | |
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| Findings of research | |
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| Attitudes, personality, and adjustment of Parents | |
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| Gender identity and sexual orientation of the children | |
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| Children's emotional and social development | |
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| Critique of available research | |
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| Stigma and disclosure | |
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| Summary | |
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| Opportunities for Child Health Professionals | |
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| Community advocacy | |
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| Attending to the health care environment | |
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| Compassionate and comprehensive health care | |
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| Adolescent health supervision | |
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| Supporting parents and other family members | |
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| Children with one or two gay or lesbian parent(s) | |
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| Medical education | |
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| Summary | |
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| Additional Resources | |
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| Organizations | |
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| Adolescents and their parents | |
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| School issues | |
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| Gay and lesbian parents and their children | |
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| Legal concerns | |
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| Health and mental health concerns | |
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| Transgender issues | |
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| Resources for professionals | |
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| Additional internet sites | |
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| Hotlines | |
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| Pen Pals services | |
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| Non-fiction books: essays and advice | |
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| For heterosexual parents of a gay or lesbian adolescent | |
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| For adolescents | |
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| For GLB parents | |
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| Additional recommendations | |
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| Fiction books | |
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| Age 2 to 5 | |
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| Age 6 to 10 | |
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| Early adolescents | |
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| Adolescents | |
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| Sources for materials | |
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| Pamphlets | |
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| Videotapes | |
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| Index | |