ISBN: 9780691028378

Paperback, [PU: Princeton University Press], In 1973, after several years of bitter dispute, the Board of Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association decided to remove homosexuality … Mehr…

Paperback, [PU: Princeton University Press], In 1973, after several years of bitter dispute, the Board of Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association decided to remove homosexuality from its official list of mental diseases. Infuriated by the Board's action, a substantial number of dissident psychiatrists charged the association's leadership with capitulating to the pressures of Gay Liberation groups, and forced the board to submit its decision to a referendum of the full APA membership. Ronald Bayer presents a political analysis of the psychiatric battle involved, from the first confrontations organized by gay demonstrators at psychiatric conventions to the referendum initiated by orthodox psychiatrists. The result is a fascinating view of the individuals who led the debate and the fundamental questions that engaged them: social and cultural values, the definition of disease, and the nature of sexuality. Available for the first time in paperback, the book includes a new afterword by the author., Gay Studies (Gay Men), Sociology & Anthropology, Psychology, Psychoanalytical Theory (Freudian Psychology), Abnormal Psychology, Neurology & Clinical Neurophysiology, Psychiatry<

ISBN: 9780691028378

In 1973, after several years of bitter dispute, the Board of Trusteesof the American Psychiatric Association decided to remove homosexuality from its official list of mental diseases. Inf… Mehr…

In 1973, after several years of bitter dispute, the Board of Trusteesof the American Psychiatric Association decided to remove homosexuality from its official list of mental diseases. Infuriated by theBoard''s action, a substantial number of dissident psychiatristscharged the association''s leadership with capitulating to the pressuresof Gay Liberation groups, and forced the board to submit its decisionto a referendum of the full APA membership. Ronald Bayer presentsa political analysis of the psychiatric battle involved, from the firstconfrontations organized by gay demonstrators at psychiatric conventions to the referendum initiated by orthodox psychiatrists. The result is a fascinating view of the individuals who led the debate and the fundamental questions that engaged them: social and cultural values, the definition of disease, and the nature of sexuality. Available for thefirst time in paperback, the book includes a new afterword by theauthor. Books > Health > Mental Health > Psychology & Psychiatry List_Books, [PU: Princeton University Press]<

1987, ISBN: 9780691028378

Princeton University Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: New e. 256 Seiten, Publiziert: 1987-10-21T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.69 kg, Medizin, Kategorien, Bücher, Sozialwissenschaft, Psych… Mehr…

Princeton University Press, Taschenbuch, Auflage: New e. 256 Seiten, Publiziert: 1987-10-21T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 0.69 kg, Medizin, Kategorien, Bücher, Sozialwissenschaft, Psychiatrie, Klinische Medizin, Medizin & Gesundheitsdienste, Fachbücher, Psychopathologie, Psychologie, Lesben & Schwule, Ratgeber, Psychologie & Hilfe, Princeton University Press, 1987<

ISBN: 9780691028378

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