Beware psychiatric dangers of religious indocrination

[es35]

Psychologist Marlene Winell has done groundbreaking clinical studies of the psychiatric dangers of indoctrination and fundamental religion. See her case histories on her website. Makes you wonder why this isn't a bonafide psychiatic disorder (does the Amer Psychiat Assoc have a phobia about confronting organized religion?)

journeyfree.org/rts/
Religious Trauma Syndrome (RTS)

by Marlene Winell

For more detail, see the 3-part series published in “Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Today” and here:
Part 1: RTS: It’s Time to Recognize it
Part 2: Understanding RTS: The Trauma From Religion
Part 3: Understanding RTS: The Trauma of Leaving Religion

[Duppers]

1. Link to RTS YouTube channel

http://www.youtube.com/user/JourneyFreeOrg/videos?view=0

[SusanCalvin]

2. Personally, I've always thought

That seriously believing in an imaginary friend (not just lip service) *is* a psychiatric disorder.

[Duppers]

3. I think so too.

If you Google religion and narcissism, you'll find many studies on this.