Conversion Practices in Eating Disorder Treatment: A Lived Experience Narrative.
Cody Spadaccini, Kai Schweizer
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From the abstract
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.
Reported results
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…