Conversion therapy associated with adverse cardiovascular health indicators

Conversion therapy associated with adverse cardiovascular health indicators

Conversion therapy is bad for the heart. This is according to a study – “Conversion Therapy Exposure and Elevated Cardiovascular Disease Risk” by James K. Gibb, Joshua M. Schrock, Madison Shea Smith, et al – that appeared in JAMA Network Open. The researchers noted that sexual orientation and gender identity change efforts (SOGICE), commonly known as conversion therapy, persist despite having been discredited due to their harmful mental health i…