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Experiences of Ex-Ex-Gay Individuals in Sexual Reorientation Therapy: Reasons for Seeking Treatment, Perceived Helpfulness and Harmfulness of Treatment, and Post-Treatment Identification

Annesa FlentjeDepartment of Psychology, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA;Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Francisco, California, USACorrespondence[email protected]
, PhD,
Nicholas C. HeckDepartment of Psychology, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA;Department of Psychology, Marquette University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
, PhD &
Bryan N. CochranDepartment of Psychology, The University of Montana, Missoula, Montana, USA
, PhD
Pages 1242-1268 | Published online: 10 Jul 2014

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