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Psychiatry is a pseudoscience | '''Psychiatry''' is a [[pseudoscience]] based on the idea of mental disorders (or mental illness); the notion of mental disorders are not based in any form of material analysis or science.<ref>{{Citation|chapter=Conclusion|title=THE MYTH OF MENTAL ILLNESS|author=Thomas Stephen Szasz|pdf=https://depts.washington.edu/psychres/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/100-Papers-in-Clinical-Psychiatry-Conceptual-issues-in-psychiatry-The-Myth-of-Mental-Illness.pdf}}</ref> | ||
Psychiatrists are licensed persons that have the ability to diagnose people with mental disorders and prescribe drugs for treatment of mental disorders. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
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Bethlehem Royal Hospital is the first psychiatric institution formed in 1377. | Bethlehem Royal Hospital is the first psychiatric institution formed in 1377. | ||
== Psychiatry in Nazi Germany == | === Psychiatry in [[Nazi Germany]] === | ||
Psychiatry was an asset used in | Psychiatry was an asset used in Nazi Germany's mass extermination of disabled people.<ref>{{Citation|title=Psychiatry during the Nazi era: ethical lessons for the modern | ||
professional|author=Rael D Strous|doi=10.1186/1744-859X-6-8|publisher=Annals of General Psychiatry}}</ref> | professional|author=Rael D Strous|doi=10.1186/1744-859X-6-8|publisher=Annals of General Psychiatry}}</ref> | ||
=== Formation of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual === | === Formation of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual === | ||
The [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual]] (DSM) was formed in 1952 by the [[American Psychiatric Association]]. | The first version of the [[Diagnostic and Statistical Manual]] (DSM) was formed in 1952 by the [[American Psychiatric Association]]. | ||
=== Chemical Imbalance Theory === | |||
The chemical balance theory is a quack theory that was generated by pharmaceutical marketing campaigns around the 1970s. The chemical imbalance theory has since been disproved.<ref>{{Citation|title=The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence.|author=Joanna Moncrieff, Ruth E. Cooper, Tom Stockmann|pdf=https://www.nature.com/articles/s41380-022-01661-0.pdf|doi=10.1038/s41380-022-01661-0|year=2022}}</ref> | |||
== Connections to the Pharmacy Industry == | == Connections to the Pharmacy Industry == | ||
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== Reputation == | == Reputation == | ||
Psychiatry is widely denounced by many | Psychiatry is widely denounced by many doctors of medicine and [[antipsychiatry]] advocates. | ||
Regardless, Psychiatry is still commonly treated as scientific in cultures. | Regardless, Psychiatry is still commonly treated as scientific in cultures, often by psychiatrist institutions and pharmaceutical companies. | ||
== Abuse == | == Abuse == | ||
Abusive psychiatric hospitals are often not revoked for clearance by commissions; despite the known abuse.<ref>{{News citation|title=Hospital Watchdog Gives Seal of Approval, Even After Problems Emerge|author=Stephanie Armour|date=2017-09-08|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/watchdog-awards-hospitals-seal-of-approval-even-after-problems-emerge-1504889146?mod=article_inline|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> | Abusive psychiatric hospitals are often not revoked for clearance by commissions; despite the known abuse.<ref>{{News citation|title=Hospital Watchdog Gives Seal of Approval, Even After Problems Emerge|author=Stephanie Armour|date=2017-09-08|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/watchdog-awards-hospitals-seal-of-approval-even-after-problems-emerge-1504889146?mod=article_inline|newspaper=[[Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> | ||
= References = | = References = | ||
Revision as of 11:09, 22 August 2022
Psychiatry is a pseudoscience based on the idea of mental disorders (or mental illness); the notion of mental disorders are not based in any form of material analysis or science.[1]
Psychiatrists are licensed persons that have the ability to diagnose people with mental disorders and prescribe drugs for treatment of mental disorders.
History
Bethlehem Royal Hospital is the first psychiatric institution formed in 1377.
Psychiatry in Nazi Germany
Psychiatry was an asset used in Nazi Germany's mass extermination of disabled people.[2]
Formation of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual
The first version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM) was formed in 1952 by the American Psychiatric Association.
Chemical Imbalance Theory
The chemical balance theory is a quack theory that was generated by pharmaceutical marketing campaigns around the 1970s. The chemical imbalance theory has since been disproved.[3]
Connections to the Pharmacy Industry
Psychiatry is highly connected to the pharmaceutical industry.
Reputation
Psychiatry is widely denounced by many doctors of medicine and antipsychiatry advocates.
Regardless, Psychiatry is still commonly treated as scientific in cultures, often by psychiatrist institutions and pharmaceutical companies.
Abuse
Abusive psychiatric hospitals are often not revoked for clearance by commissions; despite the known abuse.[4]
References
- ↑ Thomas Stephen Szasz. THE MYTH OF MENTAL ILLNESS: 'Conclusion'. [PDF]
- ↑ Rael D Strous. Psychiatry during the Nazi era: ethical lessons for the modern professional. Annals of General Psychiatry. doi: 10.1186/1744-859X-6-8 [HUB]
- ↑ Joanna Moncrieff, Ruth E. Cooper, Tom Stockmann (2022). The serotonin theory of depression: a systematic umbrella review of the evidence.. [PDF] doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01661-0 [HUB]
- ↑ Stephanie Armour (2017-09-08). "Hospital Watchdog Gives Seal of Approval, Even After Problems Emerge" Wall Street Journal.