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Best of British? Contributions to Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychologies and Psychotherapies

British Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychologies: Theory, Research and Practice. Edited by Elizabeth Peel, Victoria Clarke and Jack Drescher. Binghampton, NY: Haworth Medical Press, 2007. 183 pp. $14.95 (paperback). ISBN-13: 978-0-7890-3252-2.

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Barker, M. Best of British? Contributions to Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Psychologies and Psychotherapies. Sex Roles 59, 611–614 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11199-008-9450-2

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