Pathologising alternate sexuality: shifting psychiatric practices and a need for ethical norms and reforms

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1.	Title	Title of document	Pathologising alternate sexuality: shifting psychiatric practices and a need for ethical norms and reforms

2.	Creator	Author's name, affiliation, country	Gurvinder Kalra; MGM University of Health Sciences, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai 410 209; IN

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4.	Description	Abstract	Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code, criminalising consensual sexual activity between adults of the same sex, was framed during the British Raj and continued to govern Indian sexual relations until very recently. This law seems to reflect societal attitudes towards alternate sexualities. Such attitudes can affect the self-esteem and quality of life of people in the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community who may then seek help from mental health professionals. Unfortunately, psychiatry has a history of pathologising homosexuality

5.	Publisher	Organizing agency, location	Forum for Medical Ethics Society

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7.	Date	(YYYY-MM-DD)	2016-11-30

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10.	Identifier	Uniform Resource Identifier	https://ijme.in/articles/pathologising-alternate-sexuality-shifting-psychiatric-practices-and-a-need-for-ethical-norms-and-reforms/

11.	Source	Title; vol., no. (year)	Indian Journal of Medical Ethics;: Strengthening the core

12.	Language	English=en	en

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