Reply To: Orthodox Jews and Psychology

Spiritual Doctor-

1) The existence of the soul has nothing to do with clinical psychology. Someone with a mental illness is not lacking in their soul. The two are not linked. Mental illness can be caused by a variety of things, none of which are in any way connected with something spiritual. To believe this is not only wrong, but also very harmful for people with such ailments.

2) Freud didn’t commit suicide. He was euthanized after a bout of terminal cancer. Not suicide. And not relevant.

3) What on earth do psychologists have to do with criminals. People who commit crimes usually are not seeing a therapist. And by law, a therapist must contact the police if their patent is a harm to themselves or others.

4) There is no such thing as “chemical control”. Many doctors try to use antidepressants to help patients. Of course there are side effects. All drugs have side effects.

5) There is no heresy in clinical psychology. It’s all about helping people. It that’s apikorsus, then I give up.