Political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union
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Political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union
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There was systematic political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union, based on the interpretation of political opposition or dissent as a psychiatric problem. It was called "psychopathological mechanisms" of dissent. During the leadership of General Secretary Leonid Brezhnev, psychiatry was used to disable and remove from society political opponents ("dissidents") who openly expressed beliefs that contradicted the official dogma. The term "philosophical intoxication", for instance, was widely
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_abuse_of_psychiatry_in_the_Soviet_Union
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2004-07-19T10:29:15Z
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2024-09-09T20:15:47Z
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