The impact of widowhood on mental health: anxiety, depression, and stress among widowed women in Nepal.

Introduction: In South Asia, particularly in regions with strong patriarchal norms, widowhood is stigmatized, compounding the negative impact of grief and partner loss. This study measured the prevalence of mental health symptoms among widows in Nepal and its relationship to demographic variables.

Methods: This cross-sectional study surveyed 588 Nepalese widows from six districts in Nepal (mean age = 52.

When therapists do not want their clients to be homosexual: a response to Rosik's article.

This commentary is a response to Rosik's "Motivational, Ethical, and Epistemological Foundations in the Treatment of Unwanted Homoerotic Attraction" (this issue). Such treatment raises complex questions that cannot be resolved by focusing on the therapist's conservative versus liberal values. Most such clients are deeply ambivalent about their homosexual attractions.