Scientologists do not believe that psychiatrists should tell their patients what they think is wrong with them. This interjects lies or ideas which are not true for the individual himself, thereby violating his basic integrity. Scientologists believe that one should find out for himself the source of his troubles since this gives him the ability to improve conditions in his own life and environment. Scientology and psychiatry will always be working at cross-purposes. Scientology is a religion and recognizes that man is a spiritual being.
Psychiatrists view man as an animal.
Psychiatry is strongly opposed to all religions as it does not even recognize that man is a spiritual being. Scientologists disagree with the enforced and harmful psychiatric methods of involuntary commitment, forced and heavy drugging, electroconvulsive shock treatment, lobotomy and other psychosurgical operations. By the Creed of the Church of Scientology, the healing of mentally caused ills should not be condoned in nonreligious fields. The reason for this is that violent psychiatric therapies cause spiritual trauma. 2000-2001 Church of Scientology International.