Petition · past parliament

Revoke the Royal Charter from the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Rejected 12 signatures

What the petition asks

Psychiatry is doing more harm than good, prescribing neurotoxic drugs to people whose problems are not medical in nature. Its diagnosis are arbitrary and unsupported by science. Its treatments are ineffective, result in worse long term outcomes and are harmful; significantly shortening lifespans.
https://www.madinamerica.com/2017/11/psychiatry-lies-poisoned-entire-culture/
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/80086/PublicBodiesGuide2006_10_dissolving_0.pdf

Why it was rejected

It asked for something that is not the responsibility of the UK Government or Parliament.

Timeline

5 Nov 2017 Petition opened for signatures
10 Nov 2017 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 12
Status Rejected
Rejected 10 Nov 2017

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.