conversion therapy
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Contraindications
- SAMSA recommends against the use of conversion therapy in LGBTQ youth
Procedure
- aims to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity or expression
Notes
- same-sex sexual orientation is not a mental health disorder
- no evidence that interventions can change a person's gender identity or sexual orientation
- conversion therapy is coercive & can be harmful; it should not be part of behavioral health management[1]
More general terms
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Ending Conversion Therapy: Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ Youth SAMSA. Oct. 2015 http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content//SMA15-4928/SMA15-4928.pdf