Socarides, Charles W., 1922-2005

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Name (Latin)
Socarides, Charles W., 1922-2005
Other forms of name
Socarides, Charles W., 1922-
Date of birth
1922-01-24
Date of death
2005-12-25
Gender
male
Biographical or Historical Data
M.D.
faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 41926472
Wikidata: Q1066108
Library of congress: n 79109209
Sources of Information
  • Information from 678 converted Dec. 16, 2014(M.D.; faculty of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine)
  • His The overt homosexual, 1968.
  • NLM files, 2/13/87(hdg.: Socarides, Charles W., 1922-)
  • New York times WWW site, Dec. 28, 2005(Dr. Charles W. Socarides; b. Charles William Socarides, Jan. 24, 1922, Brockton, Mass.; d. Sunday [Dec. 25, 2005], New York, aged 83; well-known psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who maintained publicly, long after it was considered scientifically acceptable to do so, that homosexuality was a condition amenable to treatment and even to conversion to heterosexuality)

Wikipedia description:

Charles William Socarides (January 24, 1922 – December 25, 2005) was an American psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, physician, educator, and author. He focused much of his career on homosexuality, which he believed could be altered. He helped found the National Association for Research & Therapy of Homosexuality (NARTH) in 1992 and worked extensively with the organization until his death.

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