This chart is out of date and I am wondering if anyone can find more contemporary statistics?
I am wondering if there is some way possible for wbts to be billed for medical expenses caused by the psychological harm inflicted when dubs end up in dr. offices or hospital as a result of spiritual trauma and spiritual warfare?
Seems to me that we could make them take some responsibility.
(I am not providing the link because this is second-hand information)
(The following quotes are taken from the British Journal of Psychiatry: the Journal of Mental Science. Published by authority of The Royal College of Psychiatrists, Vol. 126, Ashford, Kent, Headley Brothers LTD, 1975. The author is John Spencer.)
"During the period of 36 months from January 1971 to December 1973 there were 7,546 inpatient admissions to the West Australian Mental Health Service Psychiatric Hospitals. Of these 50 were reported to be active members of the Jehovah's Witnesses movement" (p. 557).
"Of the 50 admitted 22 were diagnosed as schizophrenic, 17 as paranoid schizophrenic, 10 as neurotic and one as alcoholic" (pp. 557, 558).
| Total admissions | Annual rate per 1,000 population | Jehovah's Witnesses admissions | Annual rate per 1,000 population | |
| All diagnoses | 7,546 | 2.54 | 50 | 4.17 |
| Schizophrenia (295) | 1,826 | .61 | 22 | 1.83 |
| Paranoid schizophrenia (195.3) | 1,154 | .38 | 17 | 1.4 |
| Neurosis (300) | 1,182 | .39 | 10 | .76 |
"From the figures gathered in the Table it is clear that members of the Jehovah's Witnesses movement are over-represented in admissions to the Mental Health Services of this State. Furthermore, it is clear from the Table that the incidence of schizophrenia amongst them is about three times as high as for the rest of the general population, while the figure for paranoid schizophrenia is nearly four times that of the general population" (p. 558).
"The study does not shed light on the question of symptom or defense mechanism, but suggests that either the Jehovah's Witnesses sect tends to attract an excess of pre-psychotic individuals who may then break down, or else being a Jehovah's Witness is itself a stress which may precipitate a psychosis" (p. 558).
Also, of interest, there is now a Group Psychological Abuse Scale which is the 1st scientifically developed instrument (i.e. a series of tests) to measure group abuse ascribed to cult environments. It is measured on 4 distinct factors associated with cult environments: Compliance, Exploitation, Mind control, and Anxious Dependency. I don't know the rating on JW; I am still searching.