American psychiatrist used argumentative therapy to spin happy male straight

Robert Galbraith Heath, an American psychiatrist conducted a argumentative examination in 1970, in that he attempted to, and according to his recently acquired investigate paper, succeeded into converting a homosexual male to heterosexuality. This procession has been termed as happy acclimatisation therapy.


Dr. Robert Galbraith Heath ingrained electrodes into many tools of studious B-19’s mind to kindle him during a experiment. Picture for representational purposes

The theme of his experiment, a 24-year-old male arrested for marijuanna possession, called B-19 in his investigate paper, was subjected to low mind kick (DBS), during that electrodes were ingrained into a septal segment (associated with feelings of pleasure), and many other tools of his brain. According to a information in Dr. Heath’s papers, he apparently hexed homosexual tendencies.

B-19 was afterwards shown heterosexual publishing and was after speedy to perform passionate retort with a womanlike prostitute. Dr. Robert Galbraith Heath has claimed in his papers that he apparently enjoyed both a practice due to low mind kick that was administered to him concurrently during both acts.

Robert Galbraith Heath’s experiment, that would be deemed argumentative and even reprobate currently for several reasons, was conducted when a patient, who recruited for a investigate was finished while underneath authorised duress, and serve implications of his well-being, including indications that electrode kick was addictive, were not considered.

About Dr. Robert Galbraith Heath
Born on 9 May 1915, Dr. Heath has published 360 papers and 3 books on his several experiments per mental illness. He followed a speculation of biological psychoanalysis that organic defects were a solitary source of mental illness, that he felt were treatable by earthy means.

Dr. Robert Galbraith Heath achieved several experiments involving electrical kick of a mind around surgically ingrained electrodes and has placed DBS electrodes into a smarts of 38 patients or more, an endeavour, that was saved by a US troops and a CIA. He also experimented with a drug bulbocapnine to satisfy stupor, regulating prisoners in a Louisiana State Penitentiary and also worked on a heal for mental ailments like schizophrenia.

He was a owner of a Department of Psychiatry and Neurology during Tulane University, New Orleans, in 1949 and remained the authority until 1980. Dr. Heath upheld divided on 24 Sep 1999.

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