Talk:Aversion therapy

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Contents 1 Effectiveness 2 Cleanup 3 Sexually Deviant Youth 4 Trivia 5 Re Homosexuality

[edit] Effectiveness

This article definately needs something saying how effecive [Added by Sethmahoney: Faradic?] aversion therapy is

[Content removed by Sethmahoney: Appears to be advertisement]

Faradism 14:46, 20 January 2006 (UTC)

Aversion therapy has had almost a century of use, during which it has proven itself remarkably ineffectve. Although, this article is remarkably in need of cleanup. -Seth Mahoney 21:23, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Cleanup

I'm adding the cleanup tag for the following reasons:

1. The article doesn't go into much detail on what aversion therapy is, how it is supposed to work, what methods are used, etc.

2. "One patient said of aversion therapy" - what patient? Who said this? Where is it documented?

-Seth Mahoney 21:23, 2 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Sexually Deviant Youth

What?! In developed world countries? References? Rsynnott 18:22, 18 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Trivia

Don't forget the Simpsons episode "No Disgrace Like Home" (the one where they all go to group therapy and shock each other) - the therapist specfically refers to aversion therapy while introducing the procedure.--4.244.27.33 21:59, 17 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re Homosexuality

While much of the article focuses on homosexuality, it is not an LGBT issue as aversion therapy has only been used to attempt to convert gay men. Aversion therapy is much wider than that. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Eedo Bee (talk • contribs) 10:52, 1 February 2007 (UTC).

I think you mean that "aversion therapy has not only been used to attempt to convert gay men". Even though this is correct, it doesn't mean that this article doesn't fall within the LGBT project since attempted conversion of gay men and women using aversion therapy is common and a significant issue for the gay community. An article does not have to be only about the subject of a project to legitimately fall within that project's scope. Best, Gwernol 12:52, 1 February 2007 (UTC)