"But really, ultimately, this is the place where my science sees the light of day, where it's able to have an even bigger impact than on the individual patients I treat."
1. I think the psychiatrist will agree that science seeing the light of day means not only that it begins to
be applied but also that it becomes public knowledge and can be questioned. The expression "seeing the light of day"
evokes sunlight. But the APA has shielded itself and its work from disinfecting sunlight: it would have its
definitions imposed on the public but will not defend or discuss them.
2. The APA's refusal to respond is a complete abandonment of fundamental principles, without which such an
organisation cannot be credible, including intellectual rigour and intellectual integrity.
(i). The Association cannot have failed to understand this; we would like it to explain why.