Conversion therapy

Conversion therapy is a pseudoscientific treatment that attempts to change a person from homosexual to heterosexual or to suppress gender dysphoria. Most therapy is done on people under 18, who in most instances are unwilling participants. Conversion therapy has been controversial in some countries, including the United States.^[1]

The highest-profile contemporary supporters for conversion therapy are Christian fundamentalists and other religious organizations. This therapy has been ridiculed by critics as "pray the gay away".

Use of the therapy on minors is not allowed in New Jersey,^[2] California and Washington D.C.

Some of the techniques employed are classified as torture or child abuse and can include

Nausea inducing drugs: to produce an negative stimulant when viewing same sex imagery.
Electric shocks: to produce an negative stimulant when viewing same sex imagery
Humiliation
Insults
Forced opposite-sex marriage
Forced gender conformity
Shaming
Castration (most notably Alan Turing)
Rape
Religious ways(prayer , exorcism, etc)

Effectiveness

Supporters of this practice say that it is effective as participants after the therapy get in heterosexual relationships. Opponents say that these relationships are not true as the person has suppressed their feelings and they are unhappy in the relationship.

effects

The practice is harmful overall for mental health and can result in

PTSD
Depression
Self-harm
Suicide
Life long trauma
Running away from home
Anxiety

Percentage increases
effect	Result
risk of suicide attempt	+55% ^[3]

References

↑ "Therapies Focused on Attempts". American Psychiatric Association. Archived from the original on 2011-04-07. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
↑ "Gay Conversion Therapy: What You Should Know". Live Science. Retrieved April 8, 2015.
↑ Campbell, Travis; Rodgers, Yana van der Meulen (2023-05). "Conversion therapy, suicidality, and running away: An analysis of transgender youth in the U.S". Journal of Health Economics. 89: 102750. doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102750. ISSN 1879-1646. PMID 36963209. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)

Related pages

[1] "Therapies Focused on Attempts". American Psychiatric Association. Archived from the original on 2011-04-07. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

[2] "Gay Conversion Therapy: What You Should Know". Live Science. Retrieved April 8, 2015.

[3] Campbell, Travis; Rodgers, Yana van der Meulen (2023-05). "Conversion therapy, suicidality, and running away: An analysis of transgender youth in the U.S". Journal of Health Economics. 89: 102750. doi:10.1016/j.jhealeco.2023.102750. ISSN 1879-1646. PMID 36963209. {{cite journal}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)CS1 maint: article number as page number (link)

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