Maybe they ought to study brands of kitty litter and determine which one could possibly keep the air within (how many feet was that?)the immediate 24 hour "scoop the poop" danger zone, of which then we are all exposed to the shitty virus that causes schizophrenia(not to forget he speaks of bipolar in the same speech).

I think it's time to buy stock in kitty litter.

I think I will go hug my cat now, and thank her for my mental illness.

The bit about Stanley's investment in Memory is very interesting.

Here in Aus, the 'lock-em-in-a-looney-bin' lobby often cites Stanley and TAC as 'independent' voices because, unlike virtually all Australian mental health researchers, they are not directly funded by Big Pharma. But if Stanley has extensive holdings in the pharmaceutical industry that argument goes out the window.

I've been researching CorpWatch etc to try to find the links between Stanley and Big Pharma I felt sure would be there, but had nothing until now.

Do you have any citable refs for Stanley's pharmaceutical company investment portfolio Philip?

Well, we had a dog...maybe that's why I was depressed instead of schizophrenic.

Lisa,

According to the lecture I heard Torrey speak in person: you, as well as every single person in his audience, was exposed to the virus he blames for schizophrenia.
Because(his theory):
1. Cats are free to roam/they use playground sandboxes/kids play in the sandbox, thus exposure.
2.Main point he made: It's IN the AIR. Just breathing where a cat could have pooped; exposes you.He actually said having a neighbor with a cat exposed you/everyone as well.
3.Using Haldol as a anti-viral medication for example in his lecture: in my opinion, is how he bases his case for forced medication. If anyone were to read between the lines when listening to this guy; you can see how he is taking on Haldol as a "prevention" against the "virus" that causes "schizophrenia".
I never heard so much kitty 'crap' in a public lecture (sponsored by NAMI)in my life.
Why is this dangerous to hear someone with bizarre theories speak? because he is touted as the leading expert in the Schizo field; and heavily promoted by the leading consumer/family support group NAMI.
Nice tag team.

To give him credit, Torrey has, at times, been willing to address politics in psychiatry; he wrote how Ezra Pound has been diagnosed as being schizophrenic who didn't want to see him hang for his support of Mussolini.

Stephany, I've read some of Torrey's statements and I've never been a big fan. All I had to do was read his views on forced treatment and that was enough for me. Why does it not surprise me that he would be friendly with NAMI?