Thursday, May 13, 2004

The 1998 Resignation of Dr. Mosher from the American Psychiatric Association

In 1998, Dr. Loren Mosher famously resigned from the American Psychiatric Association, in dismay and disgust, claiming that many of his colleagues are too quick to hand out drugs in what he terms an "unholy alliance" between psychiatrists and pharmaceutical companies. A substantial number of cases of misdiagnosis, malpractice and fraud support his view that patient care is very much in jeopardy.

You can read his full letter of resignation here.

Worth reading

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