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June 29, 2005
APA Responds to Tom Cruise's Today Show Interview
Recently actor Tom Cruise made some anti-psychiatry remarks, mainly based on his experience in the Church of Scientology, and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) has responded. In a press release delivered June 27, 2005, the APA says:
While the APA respects the right of individuals to express their own points of view, science has proven that mental illnesses are real medical conditions that affect millions of Americans.“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,” said APA President Dr. Steven S. Sharfstein.
Over the past five years, the nation has more than doubled its investment in the study of the human brain and behavior, leading to a vastly expanded understanding of postpartum depression, bipolar disorder and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder. Much of this research has been conducted by the National Institutes of Health and the nation’s leading academic institutions.
The full text of the APA's response is available from their website. We have placed a link to it on our Links page, ass well as among the informative links below. Note the release is in Adobe Acrobat format, which requires the free Adobe Reader to view.
Related links:
APA Responds to Tom Cruise's Today Show Interview American Psychiatric Association, June 27, 2005
Transcript of Tom Cruise Interview, The Today Show, June 25, 2005
Tom Cruise: Man on a Mission, Access Hollywood, May 27, 2005
Posted by admin at June 29, 2005 08:25 PM