"Some therapists overdiagnose depression in gay men. They pathologize behavior that is normal for this population… Other therapists underdiagnose depression in gay men. They think gay men are unhappy because they are gay, when in fact they are unhappy because they are depressed."
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Martin Kantor, Treating Emotional Disorder in Gay Men, (1999), Praeger
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