Experiences, Motivations, and Impacts of Sexual Orientation Change Efforts: Effects on Sexual Identity Distress and Mental Health Among Sexual Minorities

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Randolph C. H. Chan ◽  
Janice Sin Yu Leung ◽  
Dino Ching Kwong Wong
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Sexual Minorities ◽  
Orientation Change ◽  
Change Efforts

Parent-Initiated Sexual Orientation Change Efforts With LGBT Adolescents: Implications for Young Adult Mental Health and Adjustment

2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (2) ◽  
pp. 159-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caitlin Ryan ◽  
Russell B. Toomey ◽  
Rafael M. Diaz ◽  
Stephen T. Russell
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Young Adult ◽  
Adult Mental Health ◽  
Orientation Change ◽  
Change Efforts

A Voice in the Room: The Function of State Legislative Bans on Sexual Orientation Change Efforts for Minors

2014 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
Arcangelo S. Cella
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Behavioral Therapy ◽  
Mental Condition ◽  
Mental Health Providers ◽  
Health Providers ◽  
Orientation Change ◽  
Mental Health Profession ◽  
History Of ◽  
Change Efforts

Throughout the history of the mental health profession, many psychotherapists have asserted that homosexuality is a mental condition or defect that may be corrected through treatment. Homosexuality was not officially declassified as a mental illness until 1973, and it was not until recently that mainstream mental health organizations renounced the claim that therapy can alter sexual orientation. Sexual orientation change efforts (SOCE) involve various types of psychotherapy, from the familiar and seemingly benign talk therapy to forms of behavioral therapy that include “masturbatory reconditioning, rest, visits to prostitutes[,] excessive bicycle riding,” and even physical abuse. SOCE are now widely regarded by mainstream mental health practitioners as unscientific, ineffective, and mentally and emotionally harmful. Nevertheless, due to persistent societal disapproval of homosexuality, some mental health providers continue to engage in SOCE, often causing their patients to experience shame and anxiety well into adulthood.

scholarly journals Resilience in LGB Youths: A Systematic Review of Protection Mechanisms

2017 ◽  
Vol 27 (66) ◽  
pp. 69-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniela Fonseca Freitas ◽  
Susana Coimbra ◽  
Anne Marie Fontaine
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Systematic Review ◽  
Health Disparities ◽  
Sexual Orientation ◽  
Sexual Minorities ◽  
Protective Mechanisms ◽  
Positive Adjustment ◽  
Lgb Youth ◽  
Protection Mechanisms ◽  
Heterosexual Youth

Abstract: Given the mental health disparities among LGB and heterosexual youth, literature has increasingly emphasized the need to identify the mechanisms that promote resilience among sexual minorities. This systematic review sought to answer the question: what are the protection mechanisms against homophobia among LGB youth? Of the 147 references located in the search, 13 studies were analyzed. The identified protection mechanisms were organized by two criteria: specific to sexual orientation or general, and considered to be at the personal, relational and contextual level. Most of the mechanisms revealed to solely promote the positive adjustment in the presence of risk. General protective mechanisms frequently revealed to be more compensatory of the risks than those specific to sexual orientation.

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