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• Title:Why a gay person can't be made un-gay : the truth about reparative therapies / Martin Kantor, MD.
  
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• Author/Creator:Kantor, Martin, author.
  
• Published/Created:Santa Barbara, California : Praeger, an imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC, [2015]
  

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  • Location:WOODWARD LIBRARY stacksWhere is this?
    
  • Call Number: WM611 .K16w 2015
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Homosexuality--Treatment--Evaluation.
  Sexual reorientation programs--Evaluation.
  Gay people--Mental health services--Evaluation.
  
• Medical Subjects: Homosexuality--psychology.
  
• Description:xvii, 252 pages ; 25 cm
  
• Summary:This study explores the history of reparative therapy, describes the findings of major research studies, and discusses outcome studies and ethical and moral considerations. The author identifies the harm that can result from reparative therapy, exposes the religious underpinnings of the process, and addresses the cognitive errors reparative theory practitioners make while also recognizing some positive features of this mode of treatment.
  
• Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
  
• ISBN:9781440830747 alk. paper
  1440830746 alk. paper
  9781440830754 ebook
  1440830754 ebook
  
• Contents:Machine generated contents note: pt. I DESCRIPTION
  ch. 1 Historical Overview
  ch. 2 Problems with Research Studies
  ch. 3 Outcome
  ch. 4 Ethical, Moral, and Practical Considerations/on Banning Reparative Therapy
  ch. 5 Harm
  ch. 6 Role Played by Religion and Religious Beliefs
  ch. 7 Personal Problems of Reparative Therapists/Homophobia
  ch. 8 Cognitive Errors (Erroneous Beliefs) of Reparative Therapists
  ch. 9 Positive Aspects of Reparative Therapy
  pt. II THEORY
  ch. 10 Speculative Causal Theories
  pt. III THERAPY
  ch. 11 Obtaining Informed Consent
  ch. 12 Destructive Therapeutic Mindsets
  ch. 13 Reparative Therapeutic Mantras
  ch. 14 Serendipitous Positive Effects/Unintended Positive Consequences
  ch. 15 Therapeutic Errors
  ch. 16 Diverse Therapeutic Approaches to SOCE
  ch. 17 Therapy for Children and Adolescents
  ch. 18 Affirmative Therapy
  ch. 19 Treating Compulsive Homosexuality
  ch. 20 Treating Self-Homophobia (Ego-Dystonic Homosexuality)
  ch. 21 Parental Issues.