Primum non nocere. Controversies around sexual-orientation-conversion therapies for homosexual clients
Journal Title: Psychoterapia - Year 2013, Vol 167, Issue 4
Abstract
Sexual orientation conversion therapy was the treatment of choice when homosexuality was regarded as an illness. Despite its declassification as a mental disorder, practice of sexual reorientation of lesbians and gay men continues. The following article explores the history of conversion-based therapies, reviewing the efforts to alter sexual orientation using various methods. The literature on medical, behavioral, psychotherapeutic and religious conversion therapies is reviewed, showing no evidence of effectiveness. Ethical considerations concerning the stigmatising effects of such therapies are presented as well.
Authors and Affiliations
Marta Dora, Magdalena Mijas, Bartłomiej Dobroczyński
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