a a Master's degree in psychological counseling ,ABSTRACT. This paper discusses: (1) the response of the mental health and gayflesbian community to the mentally ill (MI) gayfiesbian population; (2) the literature available on this population; (3) the effects of symptomology and medications on gayflesbian identity; (4) the structuring of a psycho-social group that addresses the needs of this population; and (5) the evaluation of the MI gayfiesbian group at ReEntry House, Inc.Ms. Helfand is a licensed social worker with a Master's degree in psychological counseling. Correspondence may be addressed to her at:
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