This profile of Australian psychiatrist Neil McConaghy describes him as a pioneer of behavioural therapy and aversion techniques who advocated for decriminalisation of homosexuality. It notes that McConaghy described himself as a Marxist and bisexual and controversially argued that there is no scientific evidence that rape or child abuse permanently traumatises victims【125079202284638†L154-L165】. Kaplan explores how McConaghy’s ideas intersected with politics, science and psychiatry.
