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Psychiatry, psychotherapy and the criminalisation of ‘conversion therapy’ in Australia

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Objective: To examine laws in three Australian jurisdictions that prohibit therapy to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Conclusions: The laws in Victoria and the ACT… Click to show full abstract

Objective: To examine laws in three Australian jurisdictions that prohibit therapy to change or suppress a person’s sexual orientation or gender identity. Conclusions: The laws in Victoria and the ACT provide inadequate protection for clinically appropriate psychiatric practice and may deprive patients of mental health care.

Keywords: criminalisation conversion; conversion therapy; psychiatry; therapy australia; psychotherapy criminalisation; psychiatry psychotherapy

Journal Title: Australasian Psychiatry
Year Published: 2021

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