Psychiatry: An Industry of Death
Psychiatry: An Industry of Death is a museum in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, that has also hosted several touring exhibitions.[1] It is owned and operated by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR), an anti-psychiatry organization founded by the Church of Scientology and psychiatrist Thomas Szasz. The museum is located at 6616 Sunset Boulevard, Los Angeles, California. Entry is free.[2]
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| Established | 2005 |
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| Location | 6616 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34.0976°N 118.334°W |
| Website | Official website |
The opening event on December 17, 2005,[3] was attended by well-known Scientologists such as Priscilla Presley, Lisa Marie Presley, Jenna Elfman, Danny Masterson, Giovanni Ribisi, Catherine Bell, and Anne Archer,[4] as well as former Scientologist Leah Remini.
The museum is dedicated to criticizing what it describes as "an industry driven entirely by profit".[5] It has a variety of displays and exhibits that highlight physical psychiatric treatments, such as restraints, psychoactive drugs, electroconvulsive therapy and psychosurgery (including lobotomy, a procedure abandoned in the 1960s[6][7]).
The exhibition is also well-known for being the site of a heated confrontation between BBC Panorama reporter John Sweeney and the Church's then-spokesman Tommy Davis in March 2007, during the filming of Sweeney's documentary Scientology and Me.
Film
In 2006, a documentary film also called Psychiatry: An Industry of Death was released on DVD by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights.
Touring
The museum has also had traveling exhibits in places such as Jefferson City, Missouri, St. Louis, and Kansas City.[8]
Exhibits at Worldcon 2006
The museum had a large display area at the 2006 World Science Fiction Convention held in Anaheim, California, United States, at which it presented a variety of exhibits on CCHR's controversial views on psychiatry.
See also
References
- Libin, Kevin (August 9, 2007). "Torture, or just plain torque? 'Industry Of Death' Exhibition On Psychiatry Walks A Fine Line". National Post. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved September 20, 2007.
- CCHR Archived 2007-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- Opening Press Release Archived 2010-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
- Walls, Jeannette (December 22, 2005). "Getting hitched hasn't mellowed Elton John - Gossip: The Scoop - MSNBC.com". Today.com. Retrieved June 8, 2006.
- "Museum Targets Psychiatry As An "Industry Of Death"", CCHR press release, December 21, 2005
- Gunderman, Richard B. (2013). X-ray vision : the evolution of medical imaging and its human significance. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 125. ISBN 9780199976249. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- Kalat, James W. (2007). Biological psychology (9th ed.). Belmont, California: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. p. 101. ISBN 9780495090793. Retrieved December 21, 2015.
- Klepper, David (January 25, 2008). "Church of Scientology brings its anti-psychiatry exhibit to Kansas Capitol". Kansas City Star.