Conversion Practices in Eating Disorder Treatment: A Lived Experience Narrative.

J Psychiatr Ment Health NursJun 23, 2026 (epub)
Case ReportPsychiatry

Cody Spadaccini, Kai Schweizer

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Conversion practices (sometimes referred to as 'conversion therapy') refer to interventions that aim to change a person's sexual orientation or gender identity. While these are often associated with faith-based settings, they can also occur in secular healthcare contexts. The practices are associated with significant psychological harm.

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This paper describes an inpatient ED treatment experience characterised by (1) pathologisation of the first author's gender diversity; (2) the use of coercion and institutional power to enforce cisnormative developmental outcomes; (3) the persistent withholding, delaying, and problematising of gender-affirming medical care; and (4) the enduring psychological harm and extended disengagement from further…

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