So-called "conversion therapy" or "conversion practice" can greatly raise the odds that an LGBT person experiences mental health issues, new research finds. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News Besides ...
The discredited and harmful practice is on the rise in the U.S., despite clear evidence of the damage they cause and ...
Medical organizations unanimously oppose the practice as families report lasting psychological and relational damage ...
An international survivor-led movement, which began locally, is calling attention to the ongoing harms of conversion therapy ...
About 1% of participants recalled conversion practices targeting both gender identity and sexual orientation, which was associated with increased symptoms of depression (unstandardized difference ...
Long shunned by reputable medical organizations and others, new research shows these practices are linked to higher odds for mental ills More must be done by legit health care professionals to shut ...
Of all conditions treated in our field, perhaps none more clearly demonstrates the need for a dynamically-informed psychiatry than conversion disorder. The patient who presents with neurological ...