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Posted by kw on January 24, 2004, at 4:55:06
Cruise calls psychiatry 'utter waste of time'
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Jan. 21, 2004 04:56 PMTom Cruise thinks psychiatry should be outlawed. The American Psychiatric Association thinks he should have his head examined.
Cruise is a member of the Church of Scientology, which opposes psychiatry. The actor recently called the practice "an utter waste of time," according to movie Web site IMDb.com.
"There's nothing scientific about it," Cruise said. "Communication is a good thing, but I think people get more mentally out of having a good meal or going for a walk. I think psychiatry should be outlawed."
"It's like arguing that the Earth is flat," James Scully, medical director of the American Psychiatric Association, told MSNBC.com's The Scoop Wednesday.
"Psychiatry is a branch of medicine supported by substantial research. Comments like that are absurd. If someone is suffering and needs to get help, it would be a shame if they do not get the help that could help them because a celebrity says something."
Posted by rod on January 24, 2004, at 6:57:24
In reply to why do scientologists oppose psychiatry, posted by kw on January 24, 2004, at 4:55:06
Becuse they get thier brains fryed, when they enter LOL Sorry scientologists ;-)
Posted by Ilene on January 24, 2004, at 12:08:44
In reply to why do scientologists oppose psychiatry, posted by kw on January 24, 2004, at 4:55:06
I've read two reasons: one is that Elron Hubbard, the founder of scientology, was a psychiatric patient and didn't like being labeled as crazy; the other is that scientologists regard psychiatry and psychology as competition.
Posted by sb417 on January 24, 2004, at 13:58:00
In reply to why do scientologists oppose psychiatry, posted by kw on January 24, 2004, at 4:55:06
A good part of psychiatry and psychology, especially the therapy part, is learning to know yourself. Once you gain a better understanding of who you are, you are in a better position to understand and relate to others. This is threatening to $cientologists because they aren't able to manipulate and control those who know themselves.
Posted by Dr. Bob on January 24, 2004, at 15:33:33
In reply to why do scientologists oppose psychiatry, posted by kw on January 24, 2004, at 4:55:06
> Cruise calls psychiatry 'utter waste of time'...
I'd like to redirect this thread to Psycho-Social-Babble. Here's a link:
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/social/20040120/msgs/305080.html
Thanks,
Bob
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