The Religion of Bio-Psychiatry

If we examine the term 'psychotherapy' we will seetheir ritual, adults and institutions are able to be
that it literally means the 'healing of the soul'. Much ofcompletely absolved from taking any responsibility for
emotional distress is actually a spiritual problem, wheremeeting the real emotional needs of a person or
an individual has lost meaning and hope. In today'sexamining how their own actions and choices could
society, we have lost sight of spiritual values and manyhave impacted the challenges faced by the
have in turn decided to turn to the religion ofindividual.Ordination occurs at the conferring of the
bio-psychiatry.Bio-psychiatry has a creed, the creed isMedical Degree and the completion of a residency in
that all problems of life are the result of so-calledpsychiatry.The religion of bio-psychiatry has the
chemical imbalances. Any professional or individual'sacrament' of Matrimony. Bio-Psychiatry is wedded to
challenging such conception is branded a heretic andthe pharmaceutical industry, and what a generous
subject to sanction.The psychiatrist is the priest, and indowry the pharmaceutical industry has provided!The
some cases is also looked upon as a messianic figure.American Psychiatric Association serves as the
As the priest, the psychiatrist defines the Social Law"Ecumenical Council" to promulgate the creed of
and the infractions thereof.The religion of bio-psychiatrybio-psychiatry and to institute the definitions of the
has its 'sacraments.' The sacrament of initiation occursSocial Law and the infractions thereof.The Bible of
at intake, and confirmation occurs when the individual isbio-psychiatry is the DSM-IV.The Deity is the enormous
indoctrinated into the credo of bio-psychiatry and led toego of the bio-psychiatrists themselves.by Dan L.
believe that their problems lie in 'wiring' problems in theirEdmunds, Ed.D.
brains.The religion of psychiatry has absolution. Through