Tom Cruise: psychiatrists are ruining our children

by Jay Allen (Subscribe to Jay Allen's posts) May 27th 2005 3:36PM

Categories: Health & Safety, Development, Media

A few days after lambasting Brooke Shields for using Paxil to treat post-partum depression instead of using vitamins (like any good Scientologist would!), Tom Cruise has lashed out at the entire psychiatric profession, claiming medication is ruining the nation's youth. " SAT (exam) scores have gone right down the toilet. The parents are blaming the teachers, the teachers are blaming the parents and the psychs are putting everyone on drugs." Cruise also revealed in an interview with Access Hollywood that his loathing of the psychiatric profession kept him from entering into marriage counseling with ex-wife Nicole Kidman.

I must have missed the part where Cruise scored a degree in psychiatry. Was that before or after Days of Thunder?

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Annabelle 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

My sister is paranoid schizophrenic. She's a very nice and sweet person but when she has a psychotic episode and not on meds, she can be violent. She tried to commit suicide once, tried to stab my mother and tried to burn our apartment. Now she is taking her anti-depressant and anti-psychotic meds and is stable, although there is no cure for the illness. But at least she's not trying to hurt herself of other people. Tom, if you are listening, I will follow your advice, tell my sis to get of the meds and go visit your house in LA and go play with your 2 adopted children. Do you like that idea?

J.G. 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

He is an actor, thats all. We are to blame if anybody supports this flaming A-Hole. If Tom was
a laborer, how long would you listen to him. Did this moron even graduate high school. Somebody please kidnap poor Katy and let her dry out somewhere.

ATTORNEY GENERAL BLAST SUES PSYCH DRUG PAXIL FOR FRAUD! 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL, ELLIOT SPITZER, SUED THE BRITISH MAKERS OF PAXIL FOR FRAUD, FOR LYING ABOUT IT'S SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS,JUST LAST YEAR.

Are all of you going to hate the attorney general too? I'm interested in hearing what you have to say about this.

NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL SUES PAXIL! 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL, ELLIOT SPITZER, SUED THE BRITISH MAKERS OF PAXIL FOR "FRAUD", FOR LYING ABOUT IT'S SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS, JUST LAST YEAR.

Defend this! Tom Cruise is right. We don't launch hate campaigns against people for being for, or against abortion. He has the right to his opinion. If you don't agree, you have the right to use the pills, so go on your way and do it. But stop hating someone because they think it should be a last resort. It probably should.

Ms. Watson 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

Boy, are you misinformed. He didn't say they should be used as a last resort. He said they shouldn't be used at all. For some people that is the only way to help them.
With regards to the millions of people that have been or are being treated for mental health problems, I find that his comments where insensitive and potentially hazardous for others who, because of his thoughtless comments will not seek help for their problems.

scott 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

I'm boycotting further Tom Cruise films for two reasons:

(1) He's a slow-witted prick who thinks that reading some crackpot science fiction author's absurd ramblings qualifies him as insightful, and worse, that as a film star, we care; and

(2) I won't miss any good movies. And has anyone besides me noticed how well Nicole Kidman is doing since freeing herself from his ignorant clutches?

YOU AVOIDED ADDRESSING THE PAXIL FRAUD LAWSUIT 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

Nice, you say I'm not infomred, yet you spout out comments against Tom Cruise, and failed to address the NEW YORK ATTORNEY GENERAL SUEING THE BRITISH MAKERS OF PAXIL FOR FRUAD/ FOR LYING ABOUT ITS SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS!

TELL ME, ARE YOU GOING TO BOYCOTT THE ATTORNEY GENRAL'S OFFICE TOO? It appears to me, that Tom Cruise is saying the drugs are dangerous, and the attorney general is suing because they're dangerous/ he seems to be on the same page with the attorney general and you, WHAT PAGE ARE YOU ON?

EXPLAIN THIS ONE, RESPOND-DON'T AVOID IT AND CALL TOM CRUISE NAMES!

Ms. Watson 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

Who cares about the New York Attorney General?
Anyone with half a brain know that drugs are dangerous...... dah
This isn't even a debate about Paxil. It's about his comments regarding all mental health issues. It's about the fact that his comments can and will effect weather they seek treatment for their condition. It has to do with Tom Cruise, not Paxil and NOT the N.Y. Attorney General. Try getting on the same page as everyone else.

Sneezing Today 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

A scientologist giving medical advice, now that's amusing!

Too bad vitamins didn't save his marriage.

Nicole 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

It seems to me that a man who has to find continually younger arm candy in order to prove that he isn't interested in men could use a few vitamins himself.

Sharon 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

Tom Cruise is an idiot.

Sheryl 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

Yes he says therapy and meds are dead ends, but he also said Brooke Shields is talented. Clearly up is down in Tom's World.

Sara 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

This was just so disappointing to me. It's not that I expected better, but it seems he could have reserved commenting altogether. I have never endured this type of depression before, but having taken medications before and knowing so many others who have benefited... Anyway, preaching to the choir, probably. Dude. Tom, ya need to do a little more research.

Beth Hoyt 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

Doesn't Tom know that its movies like Mission Impossible III that are ruining the nation's youth?

Couldn't resist... :)

panthergirl 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

Oh DUH....I should always click the link before commenting! Can you believe this fucking idiot???

Dire Straits 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

As someone working through post-partum issues with my wife, I have to say Mr. Cruise is not helping.

If we approached women on the brink of collapse and told them they need vitamins, not professional medical care and medicine, women and children would die. They are dying. There's already enough of a stigma attached to depression. We don't need yahoos grabbing media attention to spout their personal disdain for proven medical care that saves lives.

anna 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

I agree with some of you. Disagree with Tom; but the thing is he is push by a strikening force, as you may know scientology all over him like a prison mind, you can't beleive what it is for him; I don't think he realize what he is doing.
But to say that an entertainer don't have to "think and talk"(that I know can be annoying because he has fame and not us, so larger audience) is discriminatory. Some of us aren't doctor or psy, but still we give our opinion here.
I think we should consider this.Even if he is wrong.
My respect.
(Tom, you are way better as an actor, don't let you go too much into this! come on!

(sorry for my poor english level, au revoir)

Missy 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

Sheesh! What a crock. Yes, I'll admit, a lot of America's youth are overmedicated. To say that it's all unnecessary is unfair to all of the people out there that really had no other choice. Uhhh...let's see...suicide or vitamins? Gosh, Tom, what do you think?

Nate 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

The fact is that most children have never seen a psychiatrist...it's all hype by $cientology and anti-pscyh groups that want to take over the market using depressed or mentally ill as their prey. Tommy-boy is no man which is why he feels the need to control everybody else. Leave Brooke alone. Ditto on "Tom's an Idiot."

Serena 12-18-2005 @ 6:38PM

I'll point out, since it hasn't been mentioned here yet, that both his kids are adopted. He didn't have to watch his beloved wife (at the time) endure the emotional roller coaster after giving birth. He's fortunate to have managed to avoid the whole PPD experience. Some times vitamins, eating well and a healthy dose of exercise just isn't enough.

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