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	'''Psychiatry''' is the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behavior. Psychiatrists are medical doctors, who also ~~are~~ qualified in the field of psychology, which is the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.		'''Psychiatry''' is the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of mental illness, emotional disturbance, and abnormal behavior. Psychiatrists are medical doctors, who are also qualified in the field of psychology, which is the claimed to be "the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context." In fact, much of what are called "disorders," which [[mental health professionals]] claim to treat, have ''absolutely no basis in medical research'' based on the [[scientific method]].

	The term "psychiatry" was first coined by the German physician Johann Christian Reil in 1808 and literally means the 'medical treatment of the soul' (psych- "soul" from Ancient Greek psykhē "soul"; -iatry "medical treatment" from Gk. iātrikos "medical" from iāsthai "to heal").		The term "psychiatry" was first coined by the German physician Johann Christian Reil in 1808 and literally means the 'medical treatment of the soul' (psych- "soul" from Ancient Greek psykhē "soul"; -iatry "medical treatment" from Gk. iātrikos "medical" from iāsthai "to heal").

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	==Criticisms of Psychiatry==		==Criticisms of Psychiatry==
	~~There~~ are ~~too many~~ to ~~go into here~~, ~~but~~ the ~~main criticisms are that~~ ''~~different psychiatrists~~'' ~~give~~ ''~~different diagnosis~~'' to the ''~~same patient~~'', ~~which shows~~ that ~~there~~ is ~~something very seriously wrong with~~ the ~~diagnostic process~~.		The psychiatric profession purports to be the sole arbiter on the subject of mental health and and "diseases" of the mind. The facts, however, demonstrate otherwise<ref>"Eroding Justice: Psychiatry’s Corruption of Law", Report and recommendations on psychiatry subverting the courts and corrective services; Citizen's Commission on Human Rights, 2004</ref>:
			*1. PSYCHIATRIC "DISORDERS" ARE NOT MEDICAL DISEASES.
			:In medicine, strict criteria exist for calling a condition a disease: a predictable group of symptoms and the cause of the symptoms or an understanding of their physiology (function) must be proven and established. Chills and fever are symptoms. Malaria and typhoid are diseases. Diseases are proven to exist by objective evidence and physical tests. Yet, no mental "diseases" have ever been proven to medically exist.
			*2. PSYCHIATRISTS DEAL EXCLUSIVELY WITH MENTAL "DISORDERS," NOT PROVEN DISEASES.
			:While mainstream physical medicine treats diseases, psychiatry can only deal with "disorders." In the absence of a known cause or physiology, a group of symptoms seen in many different patients is called a ''disorder'' or ''syndrome''. Harvard Medical School's Joseph Glenmullen, M.D., says that in psychiatry, "all of its diagnoses are merely syndromes [or disorders], clusters of symptoms presumed to be related, not diseases." As Dr. Thomas Szasz, professor of psychiatry emeritus, observes, "There is no blood or other biological test to ascertain the presence or absence of a mental illness, as there is for most bodily diseases."
			*3. PSYCHIATRY HAS NEVER ESTABLISHED THE CAUSE OF ANY "MENTAL DISORDERS."
			:Leading psychiatric agencies such as the World Psychiatric Association and the U.S. National Institute of Mental Health admit that psychiatrists do not know the causes or cures for any mental disorder or what their "treatments" specifically do to the patient. They have only theories and conflicting opinions about their diagnoses and methods, and are lacking any scientific basis for these. As a past president of the World Psychiatric Association stated, "The time when psychiatrists considered that they could cure the mentally ill is gone. In the future, the mentally ill have to learn to live with their illness."
			*4. THE THEORY THAT MENTAL DISORDERS DERIVE FROM A "CHEMICAL IMBALANCE" IN THE BRAIN IS UNPROVEN OPINION, NOT FACT
			:One prevailing psychiatric theory (key to psychotropic drug sales) is that mental disorders result from a chemical imbalance in the brain. As with its other theories, there is no biological or other evidence to prove this. Representative of a large group of medical and biochemistry experts, Elliot Valenstein, Ph.D., author of ''Blaming the Brain'' says: "[T]here are no tests available for assessing the chemical status of a living person's brain.
			*5. THE BRAIN IS NOT THE REAL CAUSE OF LIFE'S PROBLEMS.
			:People do experience problems and upsets in life that may result in mental troubles, sometimes very serious. But to represent that these troubles are caused by incurable "brain diseases" that can only be alleviated with dangerous pills is dishonest, harmful and often deadly. Such drugs are often more potent than a narcotic and capable of driving one to violence or suicide. They mask the real cause of problems in life and debilitate the individual, so denying him or her the opportunity for real recovery and hope for the future.

	==Psychiatry and pharmaceutical companies==		==Psychiatry and pharmaceutical companies==

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			==References==
			{{reflist}}

	==External links==		==External links==
	{{w\|Psychiatry}} at Wikipedia		*[http://www.wired.com/2010/12/ff_dsmv/ Inside the Battle to Define Mental Illness]
			*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160310135341/http://www.weeklystandard.com/article/making-it-all/1042807 Making It All Up: The behavioral sciences scandal]
			*{{w\|Psychiatry}} at Wikipedia

	[[Category:Psychiatry]]		[[Category:Psychiatry]]

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	The term "psychiatry" was first coined by the German physician Johann Christian Reil in 1808 and literally means the 'medical treatment of the soul' (psych- "soul" from Ancient Greek psykhē "soul"; -iatry "medical treatment" from Gk. iātrikos "medical" from iāsthai "to heal").		The term "psychiatry" was first coined by the German physician Johann Christian Reil in 1808 and literally means the 'medical treatment of the soul' (psych- "soul" from Ancient Greek psykhē "soul"; -iatry "medical treatment" from Gk. iātrikos "medical" from iāsthai "to heal").

	==Quote from Allen Francis, the lead editor of the [[DSM]]]-IV==		==Quote from Allen Francis, the lead editor of the [[DSM]]-IV==
	:“[T]here is no definition of a mental disorder. It’s bullshit. I mean, you just can’t define it.” <ref>http://www.wired.com/2010/12/ff_dsmv/</ref>		:“[T]here is no definition of a mental disorder. It’s bullshit. I mean, you just can’t define it.” <ref>http://www.wired.com/2010/12/ff_dsmv/</ref>

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	The term "psychiatry" was first coined by the German physician Johann Christian Reil in 1808 and literally means the 'medical treatment of the soul' (psych- "soul" from Ancient Greek psykhē "soul"; -iatry "medical treatment" from Gk. iātrikos "medical" from iāsthai "to heal").		The term "psychiatry" was first coined by the German physician Johann Christian Reil in 1808 and literally means the 'medical treatment of the soul' (psych- "soul" from Ancient Greek psykhē "soul"; -iatry "medical treatment" from Gk. iātrikos "medical" from iāsthai "to heal").

			==Quote from Allen Francis, the lead editor of the [[DSM]]]-IV==
			:“[T]here is no definition of a mental disorder. It’s bullshit. I mean, you just can’t define it.” <ref>http://www.wired.com/2010/12/ff_dsmv/</ref>

	==Problems with definitions==		==Problems with definitions==

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	*[[~~Buzzwords used by sexophobes, antisexuals, and victimologists~~]] ~~(a "work in progress")~~		*[[List of derogatory terminology directed at boylovers]]
	*[[Iatrogenesis]]		*[[Iatrogenesis]]
	*[[Pseudoscience]]		*[[Pseudoscience]]