Not so long ago, the actor Tom Cruise made a few pointed criticisms of psychiatry on the Today Show and was widely attacked for doing so. It seems that anyone who speaks out publicly risks drawing the ire of the defenders of psychiatry. Hardly surprising. A great many families in the US and Canada have members who are receiving psychiatric treatment, even if it happens to be one of the kids on a daily dose of Ritalin.
People who engage in criticism of the profession are often accused of seeking revenge for negative experiences they have had when under psychiatric care. Their opinion is viewed as partisan and lacking in objectivity. So I should probably state at the outset, that I
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have never had any dealings with psychiatry personally … never been on any psychiatric drugs … and have nobody in my immediate family who has been in psychiatric care. The criticisms laid out in this article are based on research and stem from a personal conviction that psychiatry as it is currently practiced, especially in relation to drug use, has inherent dangers that should absolutely be addressed.
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