About the Author:
Loren A. Olson, MD, is a board-certified psychiatrist with more than forty years of experience. He has spent his professional life treating and advocating for those who suffer from mental illness, served as a medical executive working to improve the quality of care in psychiatric programs, and has taught psychiatry to a broad variety of health care professionals. He has been a consultant to the media and has been interviewed numerous times on television and radio. He lives in St. Charles, Iowa. Jack Drescher, MD, a psychiatrist and psychoanalyst and the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Gay and Lesbian Mental Health. He is the author of A Gay Man’s Guide to Prostate and Psychoanalytic Therapy and the Gay Man. He lives in New York City.
Review:
"Finally Out is an intensely courageous personal story of one man's sexual journey and an engaging scientific explanation of human sexuality. Olson has artfully molded his story and the science together into a very readable book, lifting it beyond the ordinary. He is a first-rate storyteller, a trait we don't usually find among scholars and scientists. I highly recommend it."
--James A. Autry, author of The Servant Leader
"Dr. Olson has provided us with a book that will broaden the understanding of human sexuality throughout the lifespan."
--Eric Yarbrough, MD, President, The Association of LGBTQ Psychiatrists
"Finally Out is a timely and prescient exploration of aging and sexuality. Dr. Olson has the rare ability to combine the personal with the analytical, providing a fascinating glimpse of the advantages as well as the challenges of maturity for gay men."
--Dean Hamer, PhD, Scientist Emeritus, National Institutes of Health
"Finally Out is a book that everyone who cares about supporting diversity should read."
--Julie K. Silver, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Harvard Medical School
"Dr. Olson eloquently provides insight into the physical and emotional roller-coaster ride that LGBTQ people face when addressing their sexuality. As a sixty-year-old lesbian, I can attest that his personal experiences are not too different from what women also experience in the coming out and acceptance process. It is helpful and comforting to read and understand his medical analysis and reasoning as it gives validity to the feelings that one experiences during this uncharted journey to acceptance and peace."
--Sharon Malheiro, attorney
"Dr. Olson's book is a comprehensive covering of the wide range ofissues relevant to gay men's experiences of coming out beyond youngadulthood. Ultimately every man's experiences will be uniquelyindividual to them and their context - though many are likely like theexperiences of the author. I strongly recommend this book for anyonewith an interest in making sense of the complex factors that impact thelives of hundreds of thousands of men."
--Craig White, Professor, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow
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