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How and why was that the case? All this being said, compared with his contemporaries, Sigmund Freud was indeed a compassionate, forward-thinking physician. He became a doctor at a time when lesbianism and masturbation were considered symptoms of hysteria.

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Young people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans or gender non-conforming are approximately two-and-a-half times more likely to have a mental health problem than young people who identify as heterosexual. It is profoundly wrong that people we know and love fear rejection from their friends and families — and feel vulnerable to abuse and fear violence — simply because of their sexual or gender identity.

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Robert Burlingham, her estranged husband, was a manic depressive. Anna, who was developing a career as a child psychoanalyst, ended up caring for the children. In they went to Italy for a long holiday. On their return, they rented a weekend chalet in the Austrian countryside.