Paths to Recovery for Gay and Bisexual Drug Addicts : Healing Weary Hearts / Paul Schulte.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Schulte, Paul, 1963-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gay people--Drug use.

Gay people.

Drug addiction--Treatment.

Drug addiction.

Gay people--Psychology.

Physical Description:

xvi, 178 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, MD : Rowman & Littlefield, [2015]

Summary:

Paths to Recovery for Gay and Bisexual Drug Addicts: Pleating Weary Hearts reflects and provides practical advice on the problems that confront counselors, friends, and family members in their efforts to help gay or bisexual men with drug and alcohol addiction. Paul Schulte explores the different medical, psychological, psychiatric, and spiritual issues that contribute to both addiction and treatment. His advice and programs for recovering addicts address a range of issues from health problems to the gay self-image, in particular dealing with shame and the all too frequent issue of adolescent sexual abuse. Schulte offers fresh, concise advice and programs for recovery providing hope for a population which is three times more likely to have issues with drugs and alcohol than the general population. Book jacket.

Contents:

Part I The Alienated and Divided Self of the Gay and Bisexual Man

1 The Four Losses of Gay Men: Family, Perception, Dignity, and Connection 3

2 Gay and Bisexual Polydrug Takers-The Living and the Dead 15

3 The "Down Low" Bisexual Man and His Haunted Life 45

4 Childhood Sexual Abuse: Tragically Common for Gay Men 69

Part II BIO Psycho-Social Recovery for Gay and Bisexual Men

5 The Biological. PTSD: The Gay Community Can Learn from Veterans 87

6 The Psychological. Relief for Gay Men by Reconciling the Divided Self 111

7 The Social, Spirituality vs. Science: Why Should We Remain Hopeful? 119

Part III The Controversies and Contradictions in Recovery

8 Disease, Disorder, and the Disorders: What's the Difference? 137

9 Reflections: A Failure of Imagination in Helping the Gay Community? 153.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781442249981

1442249986

OCLC:

898161618