World’s largest psychiatrist org condemns treatment for unwanted gay attractions

Mar 30, 2016 by

By Steve Weatherbe, LifeSite:

The World Psychiatric Association has joined many national psychotherapy bodies in Europe and North America in condemning any psychotherapies claiming to reduce or eliminate homosexual attraction in clients.

But prominent Canadian psychiatrist Joseph Berger says the WPA statement represents a political position unsupported by science and groups such as the Alliance for Therapeutic Choice and Scientific Integrity argue that people who want to reduce their homosexual attraction should be allowed to get help.

The WPA’s statement allows that psychiatrists and other psychotherapists may legitimately treat homosexuals but only “to help them live more comfortably, reduce distress, cope with structural discrimination, and develop a greater degree of acceptance of their sexual orientation or gender identity.”

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