Wednesday, June 29, 2005

Psychiatists Publicly Critical Of Tom Cruise; they keep their unsolicited diagnoses to themselves

The American Psychiatric Association Monday sharply criticized actor Tom Cruise for televised remarks in which he called psychiatry a “pseudo science” and disputed the value of antidepressant drugs.

“It is irresponsible for Mr. Cruise to use his movie publicity tour to promote his own ideological views and deter people with mental illness from getting the care they need,” APA President Dr. Steven Sharfstein said in a statement.

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