Forty years ago, homosexuality was decriminalized in the UK. For many
years after, however, homosexuality remained a diagnosable mental
disorder, and teams of psychiatrists, psychologists, and other
psychotherapists offered a "treatment" to "convert" homosexuals into
heterosexuals. The /British Medical Journal/ has published oral history
articles of both the patients' and the professionals' experience with
these treatments.
I've posted a longer item about this at the blog, "Advances in the
History of Psychology" (http://ahp.yorku.ca/ ), including links to the
articles themselves.
Best,
Chris
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Christopher D. Green
Department of Psychology
York University
Toronto, ON M3J 1P3
Canada
416-736-5115 ex. 66164
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.yorku.ca/christo/
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