Homosexuality and american psychiatry: the politics of diagnosis
Auteur :
Bayer, Ronald
Éditeur :
Princeton University Press
ISBN :
9780691028378
Date de publication :
21 oct. 1987
Dimensions :
21,6 x 14,0 cm
Poids :
312 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
USA
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 Libe