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"In the twentieth century, systematic political abuse of psychiatry took place in the Soviet Union. Psychiatry was used as a tool during the reign of Leonid Brezhnev to eliminate political opponents ("dissidents") who openly expressed views that contradicted official dogma. Religious faith was determined to be a form of mental illness that needed to be cured. Formerly highly classified government documents published after the dissolution of the Soviet Union demonstrate that the authorities used psychiatry as a tool to suppress dissent." (via Vladrushka)
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 19:35:14 +0000

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