Martin Kantor Md

Now That He's Out (eBook, PDF)

The Challenges and Joys of Having a Gay Son

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Written by a longtime psychiatrist who is himself gay, this unique guide will help parents deal with discovering they have a gay son, allowing them to more comfortably "come out of their closet as their son comes out of his." This is the first book to focus on the parents of gay sons and the mixed feelings they may have following a son's revelation that he is gay. On the one hand, parents want to be honest and open both about and with their son. On the other, they sometimes wish to cover up or ignore their son's sexuality-then are ashamed of themselves for feeling that way. The goal of this book is to enable parents to come to terms with such complex emotions so they can enjoy a genuine, positive relationship with a gay son. Using examples from the author's psychiatric practice and from his interactions with friends and relatives with gay sons, the first section of the book discusses the issues parents face, or think they will face, raising a gay son. The second part analyzes the causes of problems, while the third provides "therapy" devoted to helping parents manage and resolve negative or contradictory feelings and uncertainty. A bonus chapter suggests ways gay sons can help their parents parent them in a supportive, mutually beneficial way.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781440802621
• Artikelnr.: 68183827

Autorenporträt

Martin Kantor, MD is a Harvard psychiatrist who has been in full private practice in Boston and New York City, and active in residency training programs at several hospitals, including Massachusetts General and Beth Israel in New York. He also served as Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Medical School and as Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School. He is currently a full-time medical author, the author of more than a dozen other books, including Homophobia, Second Edition (Praeger 2009); Uncle Sam's Shame: Inside the Veteran's Administration (Praeger 2008); Lifting the Weight: Understanding Depression in Men: Its Causes and Solutions (Praeger 2007); The Psychopathy of Everyday Life: How Antisocial Personality Disorder Affects All of Us (Praeger, 2006); Understanding Paranoia: A Guide for Professional, Families, and Sufferers (Praeger 2004); Distancing: Avoidant Personality Disorder, Revised and Expanded (Praeger, 2003), Passive-Aggression: A Guide for the Therapist, the Patient, and the Victim (Praeger, 2002), Treating Emotional Disorder in Gay Men (Praeger, 1999), and Homophobia (Praeger, 1998).

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part I: Coming Out for Mom and Dad Chapter 1: Responding to
Disclosure Chapter 2: Debunking Myths about Having a Gay Son Chapter 3:
Overcoming Common Emotional Problems Parents Have Due to Having a Gay Son
Part II: Family Processes Chapter 4: Family Healing Chapter 5: Sibling
Homophobia Chapter 6: Impression Management: Dealing with Overconcern about
What Others Think Chapter 7: Reducing Guilt/Dealing with Criticism Chapter
8: Communing with Your Son Chapter 9: Handling a Difficult/Defiant Gay Son
Chapter 10: Handling an Emotionally Troubled Adolescent Gay Son Chapter 11:
Establishing Boundaries/Setting Limits Part III: Therapy Chapter 12:
Indications for Seeking Treatment/An Overview of Therapy Chapter 13: The
Psychodynamic Approach Chapter 14: The Cognitive Approach Chapter 15: The
Interpersonal Approach Chapter 16: Other Therapeutic Approaches Chapter 17:
Advice for Gay Sons Notes Index