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Scientologist Lisa McPherson died in 1995 after refusing psychiatric treatment.. Since the founding of the Church of Scientology in 1954 by L. Ron Hubbard, the relationship between Scientology and psychiatry has been dominated by strong opposition by the organization against the medical specialty of psychiatry and of psychology with themes relating to this opposition occurring repeatedly ...
Since its inception in 1954, the Church of Scientology has been involved in a number of controversies, including its stance on psychiatry, Scientology's legitimacy as a religion, the Church's aggressive attitude in dealing with its perceived enemies and critics, [1] [2] allegations of mistreatment of members, and predatory financial practices; [3] for example, the high cost of religious ...
The book covers the controversy of how, starting in 1969, members of the Church joined the NAMH in large numbers with the intent to change the organization from the inside. The Scientologists attempted to ratify as official policy a number of points concerning the treatment of psychiatric patients, and in so doing, secretly promoted Scientology ...
History of Dianetics and Scientology begins around 1950. During the late 1940s, L. Ron Hubbard began developing a mental therapy system which he called Dianetics.Hubbard had tried to interest the medical profession in his techniques, including the Gerontological Society, the Journal of the American Medical Association, and the American Journal of Psychiatry, but his work was rejected for not ...
On June 11, 1976, two Scientology agents—Michael Meisner and Gerald Bennett Wolfe—were caught in the act of attempted burglary at a courthouse in Washington, D.C., as part of the Guardian's Office's ongoing Operation Snow White—a criminal conspiracy by the Church of Scientology during the 1970s to purge unfavorable records about ...
The letter was especially galling to anti-Scientology activists because one of Masterson's victims alleged that she lost consciousness after Masterson gave her a drink at La Poubelle. She regained ...
The Washington Post reported that a "cancellation movement" of once-loyal readers cutting ties with the paper is a "political statement primarily coming from the American left."
The Scientologist star defended L. Ron Hubbard's hatred of "psychiatric abuses" and linked medication to the recent mass shootings.