Post by Ayla on Mar 1, 2016 8:02:53 GMT 8
Indonesia’s leading psychiatric body says transgender people suffer from a mental health disorder and gay and bisexual people are at risk of mental health problems.
As reported in the Guardian, the Indonesian Psychiatric Association (IPA) said transgender people “can be categorised as persons with mental disorders”, which it said “may cause suffering and obstacles in functioning as a human being”.
The IPA also said that homosexuals and bisexuals were in danger of developing a psychiatric disorder unless they “maintain their mental health by guarding their behaviour, habit, healthy lifestyle, and increasing their ability to adapt to their social environment”.
IPA member Suzy Yusna Dewi said most of the time sexual tendencies were triggered by external factors, such as the influence of a person’s social environment, and therefore they could be healed through psychiatric treatment.
"We really do care about them. What we are worried about is, if left untreated, such sexual tendencies could become a commonly accepted condition in society," Suzy told The Jakarta Post.
Homosexuality is not illegal in Indonesia and the country is mostly tolerant of LGBT people; however, there has been a recent spate of inflammatory statements against LGBT people by officials.
gaynewsnetwork.com.au/checkup/indonesian-psychiatric-body-says-being-transgender-is-a-mental-health-disorder-20524.html
As reported in the Guardian, the Indonesian Psychiatric Association (IPA) said transgender people “can be categorised as persons with mental disorders”, which it said “may cause suffering and obstacles in functioning as a human being”.
The IPA also said that homosexuals and bisexuals were in danger of developing a psychiatric disorder unless they “maintain their mental health by guarding their behaviour, habit, healthy lifestyle, and increasing their ability to adapt to their social environment”.
IPA member Suzy Yusna Dewi said most of the time sexual tendencies were triggered by external factors, such as the influence of a person’s social environment, and therefore they could be healed through psychiatric treatment.
"We really do care about them. What we are worried about is, if left untreated, such sexual tendencies could become a commonly accepted condition in society," Suzy told The Jakarta Post.
Homosexuality is not illegal in Indonesia and the country is mostly tolerant of LGBT people; however, there has been a recent spate of inflammatory statements against LGBT people by officials.
gaynewsnetwork.com.au/checkup/indonesian-psychiatric-body-says-being-transgender-is-a-mental-health-disorder-20524.html
