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Scientology's war on psychiatry

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Title: Scientology's war on psychiatry
Date: Friday, 1 July 2005
Publisher: Salon
Author: Katharine Mieszkowski
Main source: dir.salon.com

Tags: American Psychiatric Association (APA) • American Psychological Association (APA) • Anti-psychiatry • Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) • David Figueroa • David Miscavige • Front groups • Gustavo "Gus" Barreiro • Infiltration • International Association of Scientologists (IAS) • Katharine Mieszkowski • Kelly Preston • Kirstie Alley • Mark Plummer • Nanette Asimov • Narconon (aka Scientology drug rehab) • National Alliance for the Mentally Ill • Nazi labelling • Rick Ross • Salon • Schools • Stephen A. Kent • Tom Cruise • Victor Crist

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The controversial church, whose founder called shrinks "terrorists" and which labels mental illness a fraud, is closer than you think to implanting its extreme beliefs in the nation's laws and schools. It may be easy to dismiss Tom Cruise's recent outbursts against psychiatry as the ravings of an egomaniacal celebrity. Comedians have certainly had a field day with Cruise, a fervent disciple of the Church of Scientology, ever since he scolded Brooke Shields for taking prescribed medication to treat her postpartum ... [Read the rest at dir.salon.com]