Andrew Michael Mattison (August 5, 1948 – December 29, 2005) was a medical psychologist and researcher. He performed influential research in both clinical and social aspects of

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, as well as drug use. He spent the majority of his career as a professor, practicing

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, and research scientist at the

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Early life

Mattison was born in Brooklyn, NY. He graduated from

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in 1966 and got his Bachelor's Degree in English Literature at

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. He graduated with a Master's in social work, from the Stony Brook University in New York. He received his Ph.D. from

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(now

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) in 1975, with the dissertation ''Onset of Erectile Dysfunction in Diabetic Males''. His best-known book was ''The Male Couple: How Relationships Develop'', coauthored with his partner David McWhirter (March 29, 1932 - July 28, 2006). The book argued that

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male relationships have particular tendencies distinct from other categories of sexual relationships, an innovative thesis that encouraged the growth of a new field, homosexuality studies. However, the book was also used by anti-

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activists in legal arguments, because it does not use heterosexuality as a model for understanding homosexuality.

Career

Mattison later began studying the use of party drugs by gay men, a controversial subject, which eventually led to a more thorough investigation of drug use in general. In 2000 he cofounded the University of California Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research, of which he was co-director until his death. He died of stomach cancer at the age of 57.

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Obituary
from the

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Center for Medicinal Cannabis Research
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