On 21 and 22 May in Brescia will hold a two-day training organized by the Catholic group, LOT, which will see a special guest prof. Joseph Nicolosi.
For this reason I thought necessary to clarify certain key points on reparative therapy, which Nicolosi was one of the leading exponents in the world (along with Gerard Van den Aardweg).
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Below you can read the 10 things you should know about reparative therapy. Based on this you can open any debate, without leave from ruling positions.
- Although homosexuality is no longer considered a disease (from 1973 ) is still present in the DSM IV-TR (and probably in the future DSM-V) the "persistent and intense distress about sexual orientation." Matches the best known item "ego-dystonic homosexuality" which features gay people who refuse to be, and why people often turn to a therapist for help.
- Therapy "reparative" is so named because it says that homosexuality is an attempt to repair damage caused by emotional trauma (and attachment) in early childhood. NOT the other hand, as has often been thought, linked to the idea of "repair" homosexuals. However sometimes it is played on this idea, as did Psicologiagay.com with his petition "No one can repair."
- Reparative therapy is aimed exclusively at gay not gay, that gay people who do not accept their homosexual orientation and do not identify with a gay identity, meaning a gay homosexual who lives with serenity and sunlight on his sexual orientation .
- There is reparative therapy alone. There are several specific therapeutic approaches to homosexuality. We mention affirmative therapy (a term coined by Maylon, indicating a therapy that addresses homophobia as the main cause of the problems of gays and lesbians), sexual identity therapy (Throckmorton and Yarhouse), narrative therapy of sexual identity ( Yarhouse).
- Any attempt to change sexual orientation is defined for convenience Soče (Sexual Orientatation Change Efforts).
- There is no scientific evidence of effectiveness in changing Soče homosexual attractions. To date no study has been able to determine that sexual orientation has been changed. In some cases there were changes of sexual behavior in heterosexual way (before I had sex with other men, but now I have with women) and self-identification (first said to be homosexual, I now declare heterosexual).
- There is no scientific evidence on the harmfulness of Soče, although the first studies documenting iatrogenic effects of aversive therapies. The research conducted so far indicate that attempts to change sexual orientation can cause or amplify distress and damage the mental health of some individuals.
- So far, research has highlighted the possibility of increasing heterosexual attraction in people who already experience. This did not happen in people who had an attraction (sexual and emotional) exclusively homosexual.
- It 'was regarded as a positive result of a therapy for the conversion of sexual orientation (eg reparative therapy) the ability to enter into a heterosexual marriage. The studies found no correlation between Soče and marriage, however. How to say that they would marry anyway.
- NOT 'can determine in advance the outcome of psychotherapy (so you can not claim to be able to change the sexual orientation for example) and any psychotherapy (and psychotherapist, or simply psychologist / physician) is required to accept, support and understanding demands of their customers, facilitating the activation of resources to explore their identity without imposing its values or a particular sexual orientation.
[Note added 5/11/2010] An important distinction for clarity of information:
the 'APA said that reparative therapies are banned, but that the benefits obtained with Soče can be obtained through other approaches that seek to change sexual orientation that mental health professionals should avoid misrepresenting the effectiveness Soče of promoting or promising change sexual orientation working with people who feel uncomfortable with their sexual orientation and reiterated that the sexual and romantic attractions, feelings and behaviors of homosexual are normal and positive variations of human sexuality to prescidere about identity and sexual orientation.
I seem all that important statements also Italian professionals in their work, they should refer.
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As a father of a homosexual child appreciate the search for objectivity in judgment on the subject of reparative therapy - that stands out positively from the extreme attitudes of gay organizations against Nicolosi. However it seems to me that you do not sufficiently consider the results of a series of studies (Spitzer, Jones & Yarhouse) that emerged in recent years outside of mainstream channels accadamici. I wonder: maybe the real problem is not simply that certain Research Department are not published in the scientific world because it is inconsistent with the dominant culture? The real problem is that not too much just fideism against the scientific world? We remember well that 50 years ago scientists believed in the same treatment of homosexuals with electroconvulsive therapy. Finally common sense: if in Italy there are 150000 children with homosexuals ("rainbow families"), the overwhelming majority were born from a relationship with the opposite sex, the boundaries between the two sexual orientations may not be as insurmountable as is commonly believed?
Dear Mr. Gastaldo,
Spitzer and the research of Jones and Yarhouse were considered by the American Psychological Association, which has established itself as they were unable to prove any change of sexual orientation because methodologically very weak. A detailed analysis of these studies pouò find it in "Treating gay?" Series published by the Psychology Clinic R.Cortina. The big misconception that foment these studies is the confusion between "sexual orientation", understood as a profound experience of the individual, that does not change, but the limit is explored more and more, and l '"identity orientation" that is the description that offers to himself and to others who may be mystified and contradictory. Gays and lesbians with children from previous heterosexual relationships testify to this. Another question is bisexuality, but accept the possibility of having two instead of one does not mean never to cancel a part of himself.
Sincerely,
Federico Ferrari
Dear Dr. assert that "homosexuality is a normal variant of sexual orientation positive"?
Who prescribed it? I think from the standpoint of anatomy and organic Woman and Man is born to mate and procreate, or not?
Furthermore, the studies of Freud on the track of the child's psychosexual development and related injuries that can alter sexual orientation have no value?
Yours is pure conspiracy COMODO, and if I can also discriminate against those who reject their homosexuality and wants groped a path re-education! The motto of the gay world know what? IF YOU ARE ATTRACTED TO PEOPLE OF THE SAME SEX YOU BE QUIET? IF YOU LOVE AND YOU TO HAVE AND dress up 'ALL NORMAL! HOW 'AND' NORMAL PEOPLE TRY TO BE MADE IN THE BATHROOMS compulsively ASS! EVERYTHING IS NORMAL '. We are the abnormal!
Assert not only me, but the international scientific community. And for 20 years.
Sexuality is not just luck for mating and procreation, nothing distinguishes us from beasts, but if you consider this to be just fine.
Anal sex is one of the sexual activities that men love most, whether gay or heterosexual, is not a specific characteristic of homosexual relationships and not all gay men have anal intercourse. Talk about stereotyping when the reality is more varied than these platitudes that says so.
There is no treatment for imaginary diseases and is currently not possible to change their sexual orientation. Who sells pseudoterapie this is promising to immediately report for fraud, given that deceives many people living with extreme pain in their situation. I care and I transfobi homophobic, nor homosexuals or transsexuals.
What leaves most diorientato an old and tired Statistical like me is the total absence of scientific method in the works of Nicolosi. All preconceived notions in the style of Ron Hubbard's Dianetics. But that just happens to like a lot of publishers like St. Paul and Sugarco.Sembra to be back in the Middle Ages.
The say that the gay world is conspiring against the school too Nicolosi.
Alright there are homosexuals who have accepted their condition and live well, then why homosexuals who want critiicare groped a conversion?
We are engaged or married men regularly with his woman, but at the same time they try homosexual impulses and would like to get out! What's wrong?
The world is conspiring against Gay reparative therapy so obsessive and compulsive, internet, magazines, etc., is not this also a symptom of their non-normality?
The truth is one: we are afraid of reparative therapy because it is feared that the concept of abnormality can increase the threshold of Nicolosi homophobic society, here is this is the truth!
I can understand the discomfort of homosexuals, and I have all the understanding, but do not justify all this fuss and these attacks against the method Nicolosi. Each face the path that he decided, let!
Because there is no therapy that can change the sexual orientation! Nicolosi and cronies are a lot of money deceiving people who are really bad, promising things that can not be guaranteed.
No scientific study has confirmed the efficacy of reparative therapy, but the damage of many customers.
The benefits can be obtained with self-help groups or other psychotherapies, which are aimed at changing sexual orientation.
Also dear Mario, you should study more before you write here: homosexuality is a normal variant of sexual orientation positive.
http://www.psicologiagay.com/category/terapie-riparative/
To me, homosexuality should be considered as part of more general elements of a syndrome rather tricky, at least for a fraction of the population, do not know how gay-lsb. Not for sexual orientation per se, but the attitude of some religious oligarchies backed by people like Nicolosi doubts. There is nothing like instilling the idea that you're sick to generate a disease (psychological) reality.
I have a question about this topic. I'm just approaching these issues from the point of view of psychology and I've heard of "homosexuality induced" means those situations that create hatred towards people of different sex, or perhaps due to trauma (violence, etc.)? I understand you correctly?
Best wishes and congratulations for the work of Psicologiagay.com
Yes, homosexuality induced (to be proved) can be understood as a sexual orientation responsive to traumatic events.
There are situations in which people who have problems of self-esteem and assertiveness and live with considerable difficulties social relationships, especially with the opposite sex, seek homosexual relationships in a solution to their problems. In these cases (rare) the problem is not sexual orientation, but something else.
Thank you doctor. Best wishes for his work
Thanks Psycho, gold would pay to watch ... will be interesting since the two experts have opposing positions on the issue.
A clarification: I think ONLY psychologists included on lombardy can participate.
Psycho you please post the link where you can fill out the application form for participation? I have not found the site dell'OPL.
FOR PSYCHOLOGISTS:
Wednesday, May 12 at 20.45 will meet the Council of the Order of Psychologists of Lombardy at the headquarters OPL (C.so Buenos Aires, 75 -20 124 - Milan).
The agenda topic is the "reparative therapies" including in response to numerous requests from members, were invited Dr. And Dr. Paul Rigliano. Giancarlo Ricci to deepen and OPL allow the board to take a position on it.
To participate in the council is required to confirm your presence (fill in the form).
For reasons of capacity meeting room, the first 40 members will be admitted.
You should also make clear the absurdity (and substantially hypocrisy) of these therapies as a disorder, the '"egodistonia from homosexuality", are not intended to heal your condition in itself, or the egodistonia, investigating the psychological origin , but the object, homosexuality.
And 'some' as if they suffer an uncomfortable being a left-handed, and rather than try to eliminate the causes of psychological distress, we attempted to remove his left-handedness, it is clear that we are not treating the patient, but only favoring the its pathology.
Perris Yeah ... you read the sign