Against Psychiatry, Dr. Thomas Szasz

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The fact that the psychiatrist is authorized to use force to impose the role of mental patient on legally competent persons against their will is prima facie evidence that the psychiatrist possesses state-sanctioned power. In 1913, Karl Jaspers ([1913] 1963)2 acknowledged the unique importance of this element of psychiatric practice. He wrote:

Admission to hospital often takes place against the will of the patient and therefore the psychiatrist finds himself in a different relation to his patient than other doctors. He tries to make this difference as negligible as possible by deliberately emphasizing his purely medical approach to the patient, but the latter in many cases is quite convinced that he is well and resists these medical efforts. (839-40)

The systematic exercise of force requires legitimation. Formerly, Church and State, representing and implementing God's design for right living, performed this function. Today, Medicine and State perform it. W. H. Auden ([1962] 1968) put it thus:

What is peculiar and novel to our age is that the principal goal of politics in every advanced society is not, strictly speaking, a political one, that is today, it is not concerned with human beings as persons and citizens, but with human bodies.... In all technologically advanced countries today, whatever political label they give themselves, their policies have, essentially, the same goal: to guarantee to every member of society, as a psychophysical organism, the right to physical and mental health. (87)

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[Orsidire]

Clearly these assholes have no idea what it's like to battle depression. I personally have battled an overwhelming sense of dread for all of my adult life, and medication has helped me in a very positive way and I because of it I am able to live a happy, balanced life. They seem to be missing the point that they are opposed to psychology and yet THEY ARE PSYCHOLOGISTS! Pure hypocrisy! So in their view, being crazy or depressed is just nonsense because they can't see it with their eyes.

[prokopton]

Drugs are *not* the only way to solve your problems. Look into the mental, social, environmental, social, emotional aspects of your life. Everything problem can be solved with drugs == profits for pharmaceutical industry.

[zapkig]

It should be noted that Dr. Thomas Szazs has a rather colorful history with Scientology.

[TheChembalin]

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[bhoff164]

What Dr. Szasz is trying to get at is you can be fully healed from depression and ADHD by using natural therapy processes like EFT or energy therapy which is proven to be thousands of times more effective than medication. Medication will only eliminate symptoms, not the true rooted problem. A lot of people don't realize the power of our brains and the minds amazing ability to heal itself naturally!..it's incredible!..and no medication will completely heal you

[MissHazeleyed96]

@The7776 holy crap, calm the heck down, no one wants your preaching right now. gosh.

[Aristoteles83]

Well, emotionally I agree a lot with this way of thinking. Basically no psychotropic drug in the world can eliminate the social and cultural causes of depression i.e. Demonizing them however and psychiatry in general would be the other way of dogmatic thinking. As we see right here in our comment section by the well known tone of our friends... Evangelical denomination presumably?

[richard2humphry]

way to go. may the truth set us free!

[nicmart]

@zapkig

What sort of smear is this? He has no history with Scientology other than to work with the group in opposition to psychiatric coercion.

[The7776]

Remember a psychiatrist is as credible,

as the Easter rabbit. Do not ever seek one,no matter what!!! Talk to GOD!!! HE is free, and HE works!!!

If you refuse to believe in GOD, get a psychologist, at least they can't prescribe

"medicine" which is poison from satan.

This poison will ruin lives for sure!!

Psychiatry is right there with the stork delivering a baby at your door.

I beg anyone who feels they can't live one more day to TURN TO GOD NOW!!!

HE will take away the pain.

[The7776]

Pray to GOD, ask HIM to come into your life. Tell HIM you don't like feeling depressed, that you don't like hearing voices, or anything else that is bothering you.

Trust me if you truly believe that Jesus Christ died for our sins and you love HIM, you believe HE loves you, you will never have any "mental illness" again!!!

Timothy : To every believer in Christ HE gives sound mind. There is no such thing as mental illness. Believe your Bible

and read it, trust in it, as it is GODS' WORD!!

[The7776]

Dr. Thomas Szasz is exposing the totally

evil profession "psychiatry".

He is honest, brave, he is a brilliant man!!

There is a GOD, and He doesn't ask us to obey his 10 commandments, He commands us to. When we don't, then we are inviting sin into our lives.

Dr. Thomas Szasz mentions behavior problem. A behavior problem is just a fancy word for sin.

Yes there is a real satan the devil who is spiritually alive and destroying lives with his fallen angels. he is going undetected.