JOURNAL ARTICLE

How Evelyn Hooker Rattled the APA.

  • Published In: Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide, 2024, v. 31, n. 5. P. 20 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: FENWICK, WENDY 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on Evelyn Hooker's groundbreaking research challenging the psychiatric establishment's view of homosexuality. Topics include the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) classification of homosexuality as a mental illness, Hooker's empirical investigation showing no link between homosexuality and maladjustment, and the impact of her findings on the removal of homosexuality from the DSM in 1973.

Additional Information

  • Source:Gay & Lesbian Review Worldwide. 2024/09, Vol. 31, Issue 5, p20
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Social Sciences and Humanities
  • Publication Date:2024
  • ISSN:1532-1118
  • Accession Number:179428876

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