PSYCHIATRISTS & PSYCHOLOGISTS:
SEXUAL ASSAULT AND GREAT HARM

Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) was established in 1969 by the Church of Scientology to investigate and expose psychiatric violations of human rights and crime and fraud in the field of mental health. A large part of CCHR’s activity involves assisting individuals who have been harmed by psychiatrists and psychologists to file complaints and locate legal representation. CCHR makes law enforcement and civil attorneys aware of legal precedents and provides information and research. Finally, CCHR educates the public on the sex crimes of psychotherapists and encourages victims to know their rights, to speak out and to seek redress.

As CCHR made clear in a recent report, “Psychiatrists & Psychologists: Professional Rapists, Perverts and Pedophiles”, sexual assault and exploitation of a patient in psychotherapy is common.

The statistics speak for themselves:

At least 10 percent of them admit to sexually abusing their patients. Some studies estimate that the figure is as high as 25%, and a California study claims 48%. All studies estimate that a vast majority of these rapes go unreported.

According to Robert Langs, author of the book, Madness and Cure, psychotherapists manifest three times as many incidents of "inappropriate behavior" as the people they are treating.

One report called two thirds of all psychiatrists "seriously mentally ill."

Psychiatrists divorce more than other physicians.

The United States loses approximately $100 billion to healthcare fraud each year. Up to $40 billion of this is due to fraudulent practices in the mental health industry.