Cosmos-Liturgy-Sex

According to a nationwide survey, psychiatrists are the least religious of all physicians. Although a religious belief does not necessarily mean one will always behave according to an established set of moral standards/ commandments, a lack of faith may most certainly make one more susceptible to adjusting one’s moral obligations according to the social contract theory (read media pressure). The APA has illustrated this point brilliantly when it succumbed to political pressure rather than empirical scientific data (much less common sense) in its decision to remove the diagnosis of homosexuality as a legitimate DSM diagnosis (but still permits the diagnosis of “Sexual Disorder Not Otherwise Specified” for someone with “…persistent and marked distress about sexual orientation“) and has recently adopted a pro-abortion position based on the perception of civil rights NOT scientific data.

The survey, published in the September issue of the journal Psychiatric Services, found that religious physicians are more likely to refer patients to a clerical person rather than a psychiatrist because “the gap between the religiousness of the average psychiatrist and her average patient may make it difficult for them to connect on a human level.”  Unfortunately, I have first hand experience in witnessing the business side of the psychiatric industry and the inability of the average psychiatrist connecting on any level with the patient.  The ability to be sensitive to the patient’s beliefs (i.e. connect) was not a primary concern. When venturing into the largely subjective (in the pejorative sense of the term) world of the professional psychiatric industry, one should beware of a dark sided subculture in which some practitioners and patients figuratively feed off one another for the purpose of attaining self-centered mutual benefits (income stream, appeasement, pharmacology, victimology, co-dependency, etc…). If your require mental health assistance, if at all possible, I would recommend you check out the Catholic Therapists’ listing, if you are in the Maryland, Northern Virginia or DC area either Alpha Omega Clinic or IPS Clinic, or consult your local Catholic charities.