Last updated on:
5/7/2012 |
Author: ProCon.org
Robert L. Spitzer, MD Biography
- Title:
- Professor of Biometric Research at Columbia University
- Position:
- None Found to the question "Is Sexual Orientation Determined at Birth?"
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No position found as of Feb. 5, 2007
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Key Experts
MD's and PhD's in psychology, with significant post-doctorate involvement in human sexuality issues. [Note: Key Experts definition varies by sites that have this designation.] - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Co-Editor of Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
- Professor of Biometric Research, Columbia University
- Chief of Psychiatric Research, New York State Psychiatric Institute
- Member, American Psychiatric Association
- Education:
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- MD, school unknown
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- Dr. Spitzer died of complications of heart disease on Dec. 25, 2015
- “I believe I owe the gay community an apology for my study [“Can Some Gay Men and Lesbians Change Their Sexual Orientation? 200 Participants Reporting a Change from Homosexual to Heterosexual Orientation,” Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2003] making unproven claims of the efficacy of reparative therapy. I also apologize to any gay person who wasted time and energy undergoing some form of reparative therapy because they believed that I had proven that reparative therapy works with some ‘highly motivated’ individuals.”
“Exclusive: Dr. Robert Spitzer Apologizes to Gay Community for Infamous ‘Ex-Gay’ Study,” TruthWinsOut.org, Apr. 25, 2012