The Ten Biggest Myths of Psychiatry

Myth #1:  Mental illness exists.

Myth #2:  Psychiatry contributes to health and well-being.

Myth #3:  Psychiatry does more good than harm.

Myth #4:  Psychiatry employs sound scientific principles to diagnose "mental disorders."

Myth #5:  Psychiatry treats and cures the cause of behavior problems.

Myth #6:  Psychiatric drugs do not contain toxins which are harmful and potentially dangerous to the human body.

Myth #7:  Its alright to give children psychiatric drugs to control behavioral problems.

Myth #8:  Young people who commit extreme acts of violence & suicide are rarely under the care of psychiatrists.

Myth #9:  There are no safe & effective alternatives to psychiatric treatments.

Myth #10:  Psychiatry & the pharmacological industry are not primarily motivated by money.      

 

-Sigmund Freud