The reasons why they do no tell. Study on 17 male patients adults homosexuals with no coming out living in Verona
Journal title RIVISTA DI SESSUOLOGIA CLINICA
Author/s Riccardo Sartori
Publishing Year 2011 Issue 2010/2 Language Italian
Pages 16 P. 19-34 File size 624 KB
DOI 10.3280/RSC2010-002002
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Advantages and disadvantages of sexual coming out in families and workplaces, both for homosexuals and groups (families and organizations), are well documented in literature. Instead, studies that analyze advantages and disadvantages of not coming out are missing, probably because it is difficult to find subjects who, for their own nature, live furtively. The article presents a study on 17 patients who are males and adults, live and work in Verona and are not out to their families, nor in the workplaces, nor to their heterosexual friends. Their three main diagnoses (DSM-IV-TR), Dependent Personality Disorder (DPD), Obsessive- Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Narcissistic Personality Disorder (NPD) are put in relation with the three main reasons why they say they do not tell, exemplified by the following three slogans: 1. I wish but I couldn’t (DPD); 2. I should but I don’t want (DOC); 3. It’s none of your business! (DNP).
Keywords: Homosexuality, coming out, psychotherapy, diagnosis, reasons
Riccardo Sartori, Le ragioni per non dirlo. Studio su 17 pazienti maschi adulti omosessuali non dichiarati della provincia di Verona in "RIVISTA DI SESSUOLOGIA CLINICA" 2/2010, pp 19-34, DOI: 10.3280/RSC2010-002002