Sexual orientation disturbance

Sexual orientation disturbance (SOD)[1] is a formerly recognized psychiatric diagnosis – introduced in a 1974 update of the second edition (DSM-II) of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders – in which it replaced the diagnosis of homosexuality which was present in the earlier versions of the DSM-II.[2] Its introduction stemmed from a recognition that homosexuality is not in itself a mental disorder; instead, the diagnosis was applicable to individuals experiencing their sexual orientation as distressing or wanting to change it.[1][3] With the introduction of the DSM-III in 1980, SOD was replaced with the diagnosis ego-dystonic homosexuality.[1][2] While homosexuality was reintroduced into the name of the new diagnosis, its criteria were stricter, in that it required that the subject must strongly want to change their orientation.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c Drescher, Jack (2015-12-04). "Out of DSM: Depathologizing Homosexuality". Behavioral Sciences (Basel, Switzerland). 5 (4): 565–575. doi:10.3390/bs5040565. ISSN 2076-328X. PMC 4695779. PMID 26690228.
  2. ^ a b "Working with LGBTQ Patients". www.psychiatry.org. Archived from the original on 16 July 2025. Retrieved 2025-08-12.
  3. ^ Factor, Rhonda J. (2017). "Sexual Orientation Disturbance, History of". The SAGE Encyclopedia of Psychology and Gender. doi:10.4135/9781483384269.n515. ISBN 978-1-4833-8428-3. Retrieved 2025-08-12. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
  4. ^ Smith, Jaime (March 1980). "Ego-dystonic Homosexuality". Comprehensive Psychiatry. 21 (2): 119–127. doi:10.1016/0010-440X(80)90088-7. PMID 7379504.
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