Bisexuality: General Data and Clinical Observation

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Published: Jun 30, 2020
DOI: https://doi.org/10.30841/2307-5090.2.2020.212917
Keywords:
bisexuality, general data, case report, man, conversion (reparative) therapy,

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Г. С. Кочарян
Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education, Ukraine

Abstract

The article submits the definitions of bisexuality, its frequency, A. Kinsey rating scale of hypersexuality-homosexuality, M. D. Storms orthogonal model of heteroerotism-homoerotism, types of bisexuality. Reported data on the mental health of bisexuals, attempts to deny the existence of bisexuality, or, on the contrary, to absolutize it. The author’s clinical observation is also given, which deals with bisexual man, who, as a result of conversion (reparative) therapy, has become heterosexual.

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How to Cite
Кочарян, Г. С. (2020). Bisexuality: General Data and Clinical Observation. Health of Man, (2), 71–79. https://doi.org/10.30841/2307-5090.2.2020.212917
Issue
No. 2 (2020)
Section
Sexology and andrology
Copyright (c) 2020 Г. С. Кочарян

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Author Biography

Г. С. Кочарян, Kharkiv Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education

Garnik S. Kocharyan,

Department of Sexology and Medical Psychology

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