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. 1982 Apr-Jun;24(2):182–186.

MALE HOMOSEXUALITY : A PSYCHIATRIC STUDY OF THIRTEEN CASES1

PV Pradhan 1, KS Ayyar 2, VN Bagadia 3
PMCID: PMC3012870  PMID: 21965909

SUMMARY

13 male homosexuals who approached us for treatment were studied. They came from unusual family back-grounds, had early homosexual experiences which were repeated and later became pleasurable. They showed a variety of homoerotic activity. Belonging to a marriageable age group, the social disadvantages of their homosexual behaviour prompted them to seek treatment. It was observed that early childhood experiences are important in the causation of homosexuality, early channelization of the sexual drive or to objects of the same sex by homosexual seduction and subsequent habituation also played an important part.

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