Psychiatrie pod správou StB a KGB: Zneužívání psychiatrie v Československu jako systémový fenomén
Psychiatry under the administration of the StB and KGB: Abuse of psychiatry in Czechoslovakia as a systemic phenomenon

Summary/Abstract: The document explores the systemic abuse of psychiatry in Czechoslovakia under the communist regime, highlighting the collaboration between the KGB and StB. It details how psychiatric practices were manipulated for political repression, including the misuse of medical diagnoses and treatments to persecute regime opponents. The text provides historical examples of these abuses, such as the forced hospitalization of dissidents and the ideological control over psychiatric institutions. It also discusses the involvement of prominent psychiatrists in these practices and the international implications, including efforts to influence global psychiatric organizations. The study concludes by reflecting on the long-term impact of these abuses on the field of psychiatry and the individuals affected.

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