Conversion
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When the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario revoked Dr. Melvyn Iscove's license to practise medicine in 2018, multiple news reports linked his therapeutic methods to so-called conversion therapy–a widely discredited practice.
Conversion therapy has been widely debunked as a legitimate treatment by leading psychiatric authorities, including the American Psychiatric Association. Experts emphasize that it doesn't work, and can be very harmful.
In this episode, two survivors of apparent conversion practices, who were not patients of Dr. Iscove, share their powerful stories, offering insight into the emotional and psychological toll these practices can take.
Dr. Iscove denies practising so-called conversion therapy, and the CPSO never formally accused him of it. However, during his hearing, Dr. Iscove was questioned extensively about his use of the theories of psychoanalyst Dr. Edmund Bergler, who believed homosexuality could be cured with psychiatric-psychoanalytic treatment.
So, what was Dr. Iscove doing?
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