Warren Throckmorton
What if NARTH was a scientific organization?
Yesterday, I pointed out that most members of the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) are not mental health professionals or scientists. Even though the name of the organization promotes research and therapy, three-fourths of the members are not trained or credentialed to do either activity. Despite the constituency of the…
Read MoreNARTH is not primarily composed of mental health professionals
Last week, the Family Research Council promoted the annual conference of the National Association for the Research and Therapy of Homosexuality, touting the group as “one of the best sources of information about homosexuality.” In the description of NARTH, the FRC claimed that NARTH is “primarily composed of psychiatrists, psychologists, and other professional therapists and…
Read MoreMarketing the Bieber Study: Cornelia Wilbur’s Other Scandal
Monday, I wrote about a new book by Debbie Nathan which examines the famous multiple personality case of Sybil, a young woman who claimed 16 personalities. For her book Nathan reviewed the notes of Flora Rheta Schreiber, the journalist who collaborated with Sybil’s psychiatrist Cornelia Wilbur in order to turn the case of Shirley Ardell…
Read MoreChristians behaving badly
LivePrayer’s Bill Keller really did not need to comment on a tragedy he knows nothing about, but he did. In a press release out today, Keller used the suicide of 15 year old Jamie Hubley to go on a rant about gays. Keller blames the victim, Anderson Cooper, Rachel Maddow and Ellen DeGeneres for the suicide,…
Read MoreBieber Study Co-Author, Cornelia Wilbur, Accused of Fabricating Case of Sybil
Sunday, Salon briefly reviewed a book by Debbie Nathan which claims to debunk the case of Sybil. Sybil, actually a young Minnesota girl named Shirley Mason, was one of the first cases of multiple personality disorder to catch the public attention. The book about the case sold 6 million copies and inspired a movie starring…
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