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Conversion Practices in Eating Disorder Treatment: A Lived Experience Narrative.
| Τίτλος: | Conversion Practices in Eating Disorder Treatment: A Lived Experience Narrative. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Spadaccini C; Independent Researcher and Lived Experience Advocate, Western Australia, Australia., Schweizer K; School of Human Sciences (Exercise & Sport Science), University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.; The Kids Research Institute Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. |
| Πηγή: | Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursing [J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs] 2026 Oct; Vol. 33 (5), pp. 865-870. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 Jun 23. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article; Case Reports |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Blackwell Scientific Publications Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9439514 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1365-2850 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 13510126 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Original Publication: Oxford ; Boston : Blackwell Scientific Publications, c1994- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Feeding and Eating Disorders*/therapy , Feeding and Eating Disorders*/psychology , Transgender Persons*/psychology , Gender Identity*, Humans ; Male ; Narration ; Adult |
| Περίληψη: | Background and Aim: 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. This paper aims to provide a lived experience account of gender identity conversion practices perpetrated in the context of inpatient eating disorder (ED) treatment. Methods: This paper provides the first author's narrative of his inpatient ED treatment as a young trans man and maps this experience to the key features aligned with accepted definitions of conversion practices and their enduring impact. Findings: 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 treatment-seeking that results from these practices. Discussion: This narrative highlights the urgent need to safeguard against conversion practices within inpatient mental health settings and ensure ED treatment is provided from a gender-affirming framework. (© 2026 The Author(s). Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.) |
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| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260623 Date Completed: 20260908 Latest Revision: 20260917 |
| Update Code: | 20260917 |
| PubMed Central ID: | PMC13551193 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/jpm.70168 |
| PMID: | 42333982 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
| ISSN: | 1365-2850 |
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| DOI: | 10.1111/jpm.70168 |