MedPage Today (9/30, DePeau-Wilson ) reports, “Exposure to conversion practices was associated with increases in several mental health symptoms for sexual and gender minority individuals, according to a cross-sectional study.”
In “the analysis of more than 4,000 people,” investigators found “that self-reported exposure to both gender identity and sexual orientation conversion practices was linked with greater symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (β 2.84, 95% CI 0.94-4.74) and suicidality (β 2.14, 95% CI 0.95-3.32) compared to those without any exposure.”
The findings were published in the Lancet Psychiatry. Study co-author Nguyen K. Tran, PhD, MPH, said these findings highlight “that these harmful practices continue to occur, not only within religious groups but also among mental health professionals, despite explicit opposition from multiple healthcare governing bodies such as the American Psychiatric Association.”
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