The Effects of Honesty and Openness About Sexual Orientation on Gay and Bisexual Clients in Substance Abuse Programs

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ID3633752
AuthorsEvan Senreich (0000-0002-6838-4990, City University of New York, corresponding author)
Year2010
Volume57
Issue3
Pages364-383
Publication date2010-02-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueJournal of Homosexuality (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0091-8369 • E-ISSN: 1540-3602
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/00918360903542990
PMID20390999
OpenAlexW2058346236
LanguageEN
Citations received4
References cited18

A convenience sample of 183 gay, lesbian, and bisexual participants who were previously treated in substance abuse programs, completed surveys that included questions regarding their honesty and openness about their sexual orientation with counselors and clients in their programs, as well as in their personal lives. It was found that levels of honesty and openness in treatment positively correlated with reported program completion, satisfaction with treatment, feelings of therapeutic support, and feelings of connection to the program. However, there were no correlations between honesty and openness and reported abstinence from substances at the end of treatment and at the time of survey completion. KEYWORDS: substance abuse treatmentgaylesbianbisexualsexual orientationhonesty and openness in treatment The researcher thanks Dr. Barbara Warren, PsyD, Director of Organizational Development, Planning, and Research at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center in Manhattan, for allowing this study to recruit participants outside of 12-step meetings in the lobby of that facility. He also thanks the following faculty members of New York University Silver School of Social Work for their support of this study: Dr. Mary Ann Jones, DSW, Associate Professor; Dr. Shulamith Lala Ashenberg Straussner, DSW, Professor; and Dr. Diane Grodney, PhD, Clinical Associate Professor

Abstinence · Feeling · Homosexuality · Honesty · Lesbian · Openness to experience · Psychiatry · Psychotherapist · Sexual orientation · Substance abuse · Clinical Psychology · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Psychology · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Social Psychology

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