World Psychiatric Association controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1989
Conditional readmission after the Soviet abuse controversy
The Soviet society returned conditionally after debate and changes related to human-rights concerns; a Soviet delegate acknowledged that political conditions had enabled psychiatric abuse.
1983
Withdrawal of the Soviet psychiatric society
The Soviet All-Union Society of Neurologists and Psychiatrists left the WPA while the organization was considering expulsion connected with the abuse allegations.
1977
Political abuse of psychiatry in the Soviet Union
The WPA confronted allegations that Soviet psychiatric institutions and expertise were being used for political repression. Its 1977 General Assembly formally condemned the practice.
Allegations concerning treatment of Falun Gong practitioners in China
The WPA has examined charges concerning China's treatment of Falun Gong practitioners. The supplied reference does not provide a date, findings, or detailed outcome.