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| '''Zbigniew Kazimierz Lew-Starowicz''' (25 October 1943 – 13 September 2024) was a Polish psychiatrist and psychotherapist, expert in ] and national consultant in this field, and professor of medical science. He was awarded the Knight's Cross (1997) and the Officer's Cross (2012) of the ].<ref>. ''Monitor Polski'' (1997) number 84, 845.</ref><ref> ''Monitor Polski'' (2013).</ref> Lew-Starowicz died on 13 September 2024, at the age of 80.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-13 |title=Prof. Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz nie żyje |url=https://www.rp.pl/kraj/art41126111-prof-zbigniew-lew-starowicz-nie-zyje |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Rzeczpospolita |language=pl}}</ref> | '''Zbigniew Kazimierz Lew-Starowicz''' (25 October 1943 – 13 September 2024) was a Polish psychiatrist and psychotherapist, expert in ] and national consultant in this field, and professor of medical science. He was awarded the Knight's Cross (1997) and the Officer's Cross (2012) of the ].<ref>. ''Monitor Polski'' (1997) number 84, 845.</ref><ref> ''Monitor Polski'' (2013).</ref> Lew-Starowicz died on 13 September 2024, at the age of 80.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-09-13 |title=Prof. Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz nie żyje |url=https://www.rp.pl/kraj/art41126111-prof-zbigniew-lew-starowicz-nie-zyje |access-date=2024-09-13 |website=Rzeczpospolita |language=pl}}</ref> | ||
| ==Controversies== | |||
| Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz practiced ]. In 2015, he apologized to the gay community for his past involvement in administering electroshock therapy as a method of "curing" homosexuality<ref>{{cite web |last1=Woźnicki |first1=Łukasz |title=Prof. Lew-Starowicz przeprasza gejów za leczenie elektrowstrząsami |url=https://wyborcza.pl/7,75398,18441165,prof-lew-starowicz-przeprasza-gejow-za-leczenie-elektrowstrzasami.html |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref>. He was also criticised for his outdated views on transgender issues<ref>{{cite web |last1=Witczak |first1=Mateusz |title=Wszystkie dzieci nasze są, także te trans. Potrzeba im zrozumienia i wsparcia |url=https://www.polityka.pl/tygodnikpolityka/spoleczenstwo/2214658,1,wszystkie-dzieci-nasze-sa-takze-te-trans-potrzeba-im-zrozumienia-i-wsparcia.read |publisher=Polityka |access-date=15 September 2024}}</ref>. | |||
| == References == | == References == | ||
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Polish psychiatrist and psychotherapist (1943–2024)
Zbigniew Kazimierz Lew-Starowicz (25 October 1943 – 13 September 2024) was a Polish psychiatrist and psychotherapist, expert in sexology and national consultant in this field, and professor of medical science. He was awarded the Knight's Cross (1997) and the Officer's Cross (2012) of the Order of Polonia Restituta. Lew-Starowicz died on 13 September 2024, at the age of 80.
Controversies
Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz practiced conversion therapy. In 2015, he apologized to the gay community for his past involvement in administering electroshock therapy as a method of "curing" homosexuality. He was also criticised for his outdated views on transgender issues.
References
- Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 9 września 1997 r. o nadaniu orderów i odznaczeń. Monitor Polski (1997) number 84, 845.
- Postanowienie Prezydenta Rzeczypospolitej Polskiej z dnia 17 września 2012 r. o nadaniu orderów. Monitor Polski (2013).
- "Prof. Zbigniew Lew-Starowicz nie żyje". Rzeczpospolita (in Polish). 13 September 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
- Woźnicki, Łukasz. "Prof. Lew-Starowicz przeprasza gejów za leczenie elektrowstrząsami". Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- Witczak, Mateusz. "Wszystkie dzieci nasze są, także te trans. Potrzeba im zrozumienia i wsparcia". Polityka. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
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