Conversion disorder was once a mental disorder formally listed in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) issued by the American Psychiatric Association.

The likelihood of those negative outcomes was largely markedly higher among those who underwent conversion therapy as compared with other LGBTQ populations—except alcohol use disorder ...

Psychiatrists typically treat mental health conditions involving problems with thinking, mood, and patterns of behavior, such as depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, and substance use disorders.

Since 1998, the American Psychiatric Association has opposed conversion therapy that is based on the assumption that homosexuality is a mental disorder or that patients should change their sexual ...