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> That's why being a homosexual is not a disorder In the past, it was: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homosexuality_and_psychology&oldid=109052878
by q-big 4y ago
> That's why being a homosexual is not a disorder
In the past, it was:
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homosexuality_and_psychology&oldid=1090528788 https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Homosexuality_and...
"As a result of this scientific research, the American Psychiatric Association declassified homosexuality as a mental disorder in 1973. Upon a thorough review of the scientific data, the American Psychological Association followed in 1975 and also called on all mental health professionals to take the lead in "removing the stigma of mental illness that has long been associated" with homosexuality. In 1993, the National Association of Social Workers adopted the same position as the American Psychiatric Association and the American Psychological Association, in recognition of scientific evidence. The World Health Organization, which listed homosexuality in the ICD-9 in 1977, removed homosexuality from the ICD-10 which was endorsed by the 43rd World Health Assembly on 17 May 1990."
I.e. the respective changes in the diagnostic manuals were only adopted in the 90s.
- js8 4y agoYes, and for the similar historical reason, schizoid personality disorder has "disorder" in the name, even though it's not considered an illness by modern psychiatry. OP should educate themselves.
- bowsamic 4y agoIt's listed in both the DSM-5 and the ICD-10 as a disorder https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoid_personality_disorder#Diagnosis https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizoid_personality_disorder#...