Does not believe in medication due to religious beliefs!!!

A while ago my younger brother suffered from mental health issues. He saw Dr Jon Jureidini at the Adelaide Children's Hospital. The experience was horrible, a sentiment that echoes modern online reviews of the Dr.
 
Dr Jureidini never acknowledged my brothers’ issues with anxiety and depression colleague “stating” children cannot suffer from depression. …….. Well most medical textbooks would disagree.
 
Our mother found a new psychiatrist who after hearing our experience of Dr Jureidini told us that it is well known Dr Jureidini is a scientologist who don’t believe in psychiatry.
 
Jon Jureidini is now Head of the Department of Psychological Medicine at Women's & Children's Hospital in Adelaide. He is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Philosophy at Flinders University and is chair of the international organisation Healthy Skepticism.
 
So, what does this influential person and high-ranking psychiatrist have to do with scientology and why does it matter?
 
Let’s have a quick look at the two. The church of scientology do not believe in mental illness nor do they believe in medication as treatment. Dr Jureidini is a public advocate for the reduction of pharmaceutical treatment and diagnosis labelling.
 
There is a big difference between the two so does it matter? Yes.
 
Looking at Dr Jureidini research a consistent name stood out on the acknowledgements section. The name was “Michael Baum” part of Baum Hedlund law firm of Los Angeles.
 
Michael Baum assisted Dr Jureidini in a number of papers including....
 
Foreign funding of medical publications must always be invested, so who is Michael Baum?
 
Michael Lin Baum is the senior managing partner with Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman. He is also a former staffer with the Church of Scientology ‘s multinational Guardian Office (GO).
 
The (GO) carried out covert operations against perceived opponents of Scientology including targeting the United States Government.
 
This was brought to light when Mary Sue Hubbard wife of Church founder L. Ron Hubbard was involved in a covert conspiracy named Operations Snow White.
 
In federal court members of the Church where charged with obstructing justice, burglary of government offices, and theft of documents and government property.
 
Court records describe Michael Baun as an operative of Snow White who on multiple occasions used a counterfeit IRS identification card to make copies of Interpol documents.
 
Mr Baun was never charged and today is a successful attorney in LA.

Submitted June 27, 2022

My experience with this doctor was absolutely horrific. Ignorant, Biased, unethical, non engaging, scoffs at your comments, make condenscending remarks and selects information that suits his perspective, and only quotes himself. Puts forward unsubstantiated claims and discredits any trauma experience. Avoid interaction with him at all costs.

Submitted May 14, 2021

What a horrible unempathic doctor, spends his life being negative about every drug and every treatment, why bother having him put your life down the toilet as well

Submitted Jan. 19, 2020

Worst experience of my life with this doctor. Rude, just sits there, doesn't speak and when he does it is negative or seems like a put Down. He doesn't show any interest or empathy with his patients and he is extremely uncomfortable to be around. I had nightmares and anxiety about seeing him to the lead up for every appointment.

Submitted Aug. 7, 2019

Arrogant, rude, bias and conceited. Not in business to help his patients. A very negative individual with very little communication skills. Avoid Dr Jureidini at all costs.

Submitted Aug. 9, 2018

This doctor should be avoided at all costs! He seems happy to provide no clinical care but instead provide unsubstantiated hypothesis that obstruct the care from other professionals.

Submitted Aug. 9, 2018