Cruise Launches War on Psychiatrists

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Cruise Launches War on

Psychiatrists

Tom Cruise has declared a public war

on psychiatrists because he fears the " pseudo-science " has led to a

drug-fuelled crisis for today's children. The movie hunk was diagnosed as

dyslexic when he was just seven, and doctors suggested he should take drugs to

control his learning problems. Memories of that part of his childhood fuelled

Cruise to seek alternative ways of overcoming his dyslexia - a problem that led

him to the Church of Scientology's educational programs. Becoming a scientologist in

1984 made the actor look closely at the controversial religion's

anti-psychiatry stance, and he has since become a firm believer that the

science and the medicating of children is wrong. Speaking exclusively to US news show Access Hollywood as part of a

week-long special about his scientology beliefs, the movie hunk declares,

" I'm going right after psychiatry and these false labels and this

pseudo-science. I was diagnosed as dyslexic; I had a lot of energy as a child.

They wanted to put me on drugs... Never did; my mother said no, absolutely not,

no way and I'm thankful. Had I been put on those drugs, I never would be here

today... I never would have had the career that I'm having. Am I making people

aware of it by discussing it openly and saying what a fraud psychiatry is? You

bet I am. I feel a responsibility because I care... " The actor also

maintains that poor results in education in America can be blamed on mind-altering drugs that are given

to children. He adds, " SAT (exam) scores have gone right down the toilet.

The parents are blaming the teachers, the teachers are blaming the parents and

the psychs are putting everyone on drugs. "