Joseph Nicolosi
Joseph Nicolosi (born January 21, 1947) is an American clinical psychologist, founder and director of the Thomas Aquinas Psychological Clinic, in Encino, California, and a past-president of the National Association for Research and Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH).[1] Nicolosi has advocated and practiced reparative therapy, which attempts to help people overcome or reduce unwanted homosexual feelings. Nicolosi has described his theories in Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality: A New Clinical Approach and three other books. On the basis of his study and professional experience Nicolosi proposed that homosexuality is often the product of a condition he describes as gender-identity deficit caused by an alienation from, and perceived rejection by, individuals of the subject's gender.[2] He holds a Ph.D. from the California School of Professional Psychology.
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Nicolosi is the author of numerous books and articles promoting his theories about homosexuality and how to treat it.
[edit] NARTH
Nicolosi is a founding member of the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH), and was for some time its president. NARTH is a professional association which promotes the acceptance of conversion therapy intended to change homosexuals into heterosexuals. He is an advisor to, and officer of, NARTH.[3][4]
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[edit] Publications
- Nicolosi, Joseph (1991). Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality: A New Clinical Approach. Jason Aronson, Inc. ISBN 0-87668-545-9.
- Nicolosi, Joseph (1993). Healing Homosexuality: Case Stories of Reparative Therapy. Jason Aronson, Inc. ISBN 0-7657-0144-8.
- Nicolosi, Joseph; Byrd, A. Dean; Potts, Richard W. (June 2000). Retrospective self-reports of changes in homosexual orientation: A consumer survey of conversion therapy clients. 86. Psychological Reports. pp. 1071–1088. http://doi.apa.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=showUIDAbstract&uid=2000-00515-002.
- Nicolosi, Joseph (2002). A meta-analytic review of treatment of homosexuality.. Psychological reports. http://www.biomedexperts.com/Abstract.bme/12150399/A_meta-analytic_review_of_treatment_of_homosexuality.
- Nicolosi, Joseph & Nicolosi, Linda Ames (2002). A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality. InterVarsity Press. ISBN 0-8308-2379-4.
- Nicolosi, Joseph (2002). A critique of Bem's "exotic becomes erotic" theory of sexual orientation development.. Psychological reports. http://www.biomedexperts.com/Abstract.bme/12150399/A_meta-analytic_review_of_treatment_of_homosexuality.
- Nicolosi, Joseph (2008). Clients' perceptions of how reorientation therapy and self-help can promote changes in sexual orientation.. Psychological reports. http://www.biomedexperts.com/Abstract.bme/18481660/Clients_perceptions_of_how_reorientation_therapy_and_self-help_can_promote_changes_in_sexual_orientation.
- Nicolosi, Joseph (2009). Shame and Attachment Loss: The Practical Work of Reparative Therapy. InterVarsity Press
[edit] References
- ^ NARTH Officers
- ^ Joseph Nicolosi, Ph.D., Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality, Rowman & Littlefield, 2004, ISBN 0-7657-0142-1
- ^ "NARTH OFFICERS". narth.com. NARTH. http://www.narth.com/menus/officers.html. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
- ^ "NARTH ADVISORS". narth.com. NARTH. http://www.narth.com/menus/advisors.html. Retrieved 2010-05-10.
[edit] External links
- Author Interview: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi and Linda Nicolosi.
- Book Excerpt: Reparative Therapy of Male Homosexuality by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi.
- Book Excerpt: Healing Homosexuality: Case Stories of Reparative Therapy by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi.
- Book Excerpt: A Parent's Guide to Preventing Homosexuality by Dr. Joseph Nicolosi and Linda Nicolosi.
- Image of Dr. Joseph Nicolosi
- Joseph Nicolosi's home page
- Review: Therapy Terminable and Interminable: 'Non-gay Homosexuals' Come Out of the Closet by professor James Weinrich. A scholarly review of one of Nicolosi's scholarly books about conversion therapy.
