True. There is even a foundation dedicated to helping those falsely accused. The history of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation (of which McHugh is a member)

True. There is even a foundation dedicated to helping those falsely accused. The history of the False Memory Syndrome Foundation (of which McHugh is a member) is interesting and their board of advisors is impressive. [0] Looking at corollary memory disorders, I noticed a pattern of conservative diagnosis and general skepticism. For example, WIRED[1] covered a panel looking to scale back PTSD diagnoses in 2013 (McHugh was part of that group). So, I went on to read a little more about McHugh and came across an essay called "Psychiatric Misadventures"[2]. In this essay, McHugh explains his philosophy in teaching psychiatry to new students as well as taking shots at the profession in general: >_PSYCHIATRY IS A RUDIMENTARY MEDICAL ART._ It lacks easy access to proof of its proposals even as it deals with disorders of the most complex features of human life--mind and behaviour. Yet, probably because of the earlier examples of Freud and Jung, a belief persists that psychiatrists are entitled to special privileges-that they know the secret of human nature--and thus can venture beyond their clinic-based competencies to instruct on non-medical matters: interpreting literature, counselling the electorate, prescribing for the millennium. What to say about all of this? On the one hand the man has a distinguished career with many accolades. On the other, there is an extreme bias and a fairly obvious agenda behind his actions. Some may call this principled activism. No doubt there are other descriptions less charitable. [0] http://www.fmsfonline.org/?about=EarlyHistory http://www.fmsfonline.org/?about=EarlyHistory [1] http://www.wired.com/2012/03/the-ptsd-trap/ http://www.wired.com/2012/03/the-ptsd-trap/ [2] http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/mchugh.htm http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/mchugh.htm