Psychiatry: An Industry of Death
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| Established | 2005 |
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| Location | 6616 Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 34°05′51″N 118°20′02″W / 34.0976°N 118.334°W |
| Website | Official website |
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]
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]).
Film[edit]
In 2006, a documentary film also called Psychiatry: An Industry of Death was released on DVD by the Citizens Commission on Human Rights.
Touring[edit]
The museum has also had traveling exhibits in places such as Jefferson City, Missouri, St. Louis, and Kansas City.[8]
Exhibits at Worldcon 2006[edit]
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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Libin, Kevin (2007-08-09). "Torture, or just plain torque? 'Industry Of Death' Exhibition On Psychiatry Walks A Fine Line". National Post. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-09-20.
- ^ CCHR Archived 2007-05-09 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Opening Press Release Archived 2010-01-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Walls, Jeannette (2005-12-22). "Getting hitched hasn't mellowed Elton John - Gossip: The Scoop - MSNBC.com". Today.com. Retrieved 2006-06-08.
- ^ "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 21 December 2015.
- ^ Kalat, James W. (2007). Biological psychology (9th ed.). Belmont, California: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. p. 101. ISBN 9780495090793. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ Klepper, David (January 25, 2008). "Church of Scientology brings its anti-psychiatry exhibit to Kansas Capitol". Kansas City Star.