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Personality Characteristics of Male Homosexuals Referred for Aversion Therapy: a Comparative Study

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

R. K. Turner ,
H. Pielmaier ,
Sheelah James  and
Arnold Orwin
R. K. Turner
Affiliation:
School of Social Work, University of Leicester; Child Treatment Research Unit, Hannah Guy Wing, Jaffray Hospital, Erdington, Birmingham B24 8BB
H. Pielmaier
Affiliation:
University of Freiburg in Breisgau, Germany
Sheelah James
Affiliation:
Regional Behaviour Research Unit, Hollymoor Clinic, Hollymoor Hospital, Birmingham, B31 5EX; and Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham
Arnold Orwin
Affiliation:
Regional Behaviour Research Unit, Hollymoor Clinic, Hollymoor Hospital, Northfield, Birmingham, B31 5EX; Department of Psychiatry, University of Birmingham
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Most studies on the personality of homosexuals have been based on patients or prisoners (e.g. Cattell and Morony, 1962), and much less is known about those who do not fall into these categories. This report summarizes a comparison of the personalities of a sample of normal British homosexuals with a patient group who sought treatment. It was hoped through this investigation, an offshoot study of a major treatment programme for homosexuals, to determine the relationship between personality characteristics and referral for treatment; also to obtain further information about the personalities of non-treatment-seeking homosexuals.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 125 , Issue 588 , November 1974 , pp. 447 - 449
Copyright
Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1974 

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