MacDonald B J
School of Psychology, University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
J Sex Marital Ther. 1998 Jul-Sep;24(3):165-90. doi: 10.1080/00926239808404931.
Gay and lesbian couples differ from heterosexual couples in ways that may have implications for therapy. Until recently, research in homosexuality dealt only with "curing" it. Since the 1980s, however, psychotherapy with gay and lesbian couples has received more attention. The literature in this area is seldom criticized or questioned; thus, much of the most recent research in the area is founded on assumptions about gay and lesbian couples that have never been tested empirically. This article critically reviews the literature concerning differences among gay, lesbian, and heterosexual couples and presents the therapeutic implications of these differences.
男同性恋伴侣和女同性恋伴侣与异性恋伴侣存在差异，这些差异可能对治疗产生影响。直到最近，关于同性恋的研究都只专注于“治愈”它。然而，自20世纪80年代以来，针对男同性恋和女同性恋伴侣的心理治疗受到了更多关注。该领域的文献很少受到批评或质疑；因此，该领域许多最新研究是基于对男同性恋和女同性恋伴侣的假设，而这些假设从未经过实证检验。本文批判性地回顾了有关男同性恋、女同性恋和异性恋伴侣之间差异的文献，并阐述了这些差异对治疗的启示。
