Psychiatry and Psychology

Homosexuality

The sexual attraction or relationship between members of the same SEX.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

The sexual attraction or relationship between members of the same SEX.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Homosexuality, Ego-Dystonic
  • Ego-Dystonic Homosexuality
  • Homosexuality, Ego Dystonic

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Aspects Covered

9 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings classification, drug effects, ethics, ethnology, history, physiology, psychology, radiation effects, statistics & numerical data.

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Indexing Annotation

general; prefer HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE or HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE

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Previous Indexing

  • Homosexuality (1966-2012)

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  1. F01.145.802w.975w.500w
  2. G08.686.867w.500w

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NLM Classification

WM 620.5.H6

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Homosexuality. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D006716. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D006716
  2. Homosexuality. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homosexuality
  3. Homosexuality. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6636