PAS politician’s LGBT is mental illness remark stirs online debate.
Subscribe to our Telegram channel or follow us on the Lumi News app for the latest stories and updates.Similarly, falling in love with someone of the same sex was also considered a mental illness by many.Back in the 1950s and 1960s, some therapists even employed aversion therapy to “cure” male homosexuality.
The American Psychiatric Association is also the body responsible for the writing, editing, reviewing and publishing of this book with the latest edition being the fifth edition published in May 2013. According to research papers quoting the voting session, 5,854 psychiatrists voted to remove homosexuality from the DSM, and 3,810 to retain it.
A report by the New Strait Times quoted Relate Mental Health Malaysia founder Dr. Chua Sook Ning, who questioned if the suggestions made were backed by valid scientific evidence as it could lead to more harm than good.
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