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Homosexuality as part of our aging process

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A study showing increased homosexuality in old men has been presented. It reviews the pertinent literature, besides giving the findings on old men observed over a year. The controls were 23 matched old women. The presence of a reversion to adolescent patterns stressed the concept ofsuper-ego inhibition being present. The concept of a “syndrome” is introduced to help classify hypochondriacal phenomena found in elderly persons.

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From the Home and Hospital of the Daughters of Jacob, the Bronx, N. Y.

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Hader, M. Homosexuality as part of our aging process. Psych Quar 40, 515–524 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01562778

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