The Church of. Scientology , CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS

PSYCHIATRIC VIOLATIONS

VICTOR GYORY STORY

Victor Gyory was a Hungarian refugee who took the opportunity in 1956 to flee from Hungary during the uprising to come over to the United States, He was trained in Hungary as a farmer and gardener, but he only completed the fourth grade and had much difficulty with the English language. The only jobs he could get were jobs as a kitchen dishwasher. He would work six days a week and on the seventh day he would go into town.

One day he was brought into the Bryn Mawr Hospital with what appeared to be slashed wrists. He was then taken to the state mental hospital just outside Philadelphia called Haverford State Hospital. Since he had difficulty speaking English and since no one there spoke Hungarian, psycho-therapy wouldn't work, So they tried drugs. Drugs didn't work either. The "only thing left" was to shock Victor Gyory. He was stripped naked, placed in an cell without food and in the morning he was brought into a room. strapped to a table, paste was applied to his temples, electrodes were attached and then he realized that he was being shocked.

He was shocked every other day some time. When he asked for a lawyer, one of the doctors said, nHe wants a lawyer? Give him some more electricity. 11 Victor Gyory never had a hearing although he asked for a hearing and he asked for a lawyer -he was only given electricity. This was Victor Gyory's life until he met the Citizens Commission on Human Rights.

Gyory's case went to court Pennsylvania in the Court of Common Pleas. The judge was an admitted personal friend of the doctor who was the head of the hospital was the defendant this case. The case was continued 1t opened when John Joseph Counsel for the Commission) began prying into of one of physicians who was

not certified in the field of psychiatry and as the judge said, was only a general practitioner practicing psychiatry. When the Commission started probing into the area of electro-convulsive shock therapy, and when the hospital officials saw the medical journals which lawyer Matonis had on the table in front of him, they decided to ask for a continuance . However shocking would have to continue in this case because Victor Gyory "could not be released" unless he was shocked every day. Matonis urged the Court and the Court finally agreed that shocking should stop for a period of time to enable Victor Gyory to be examined by his psychiatrist, who was Dr. Thomas Szasz, professor of psychiatry at State University of New York, and who was retained for this case by the Commission. So they did stop shocking Victor Gyory for a period of time. He was examined and Dr. Szasz was prepared to testify that he was sane, that he was not in need of treat­ment or institutionalization.

Dr. Szasz never had the chance to testify because at the continued date two months later in open court in the middle of the proceeding, the head of the hospital, Dr. Jack Kremens, stood up and said, "Habeas corpus (which was the name of the action under which the Commission was fighting for Victor Gyory's freedom) means you have the body and YOU HAVE THE BODY. We don't want him anymore."

And so someone who was "so dangerous" that he needed commit­ment and shocking, and continued commitment and shocking, was all of a sudden released in open court in order to prevent any further probing into electro-convulsive shock therapy and other violations practiced in the mental institution.

The Commission took custody of Gyory in court and that day found lodging and employment for the ex-mental patient. Mr. Gyory is now making seventy dollars a week, has regained his dignity and is well on the road to recovery from his hospital "treatment".

~?RE, PA. THURSDAY, JUNE 12, 1969

H'lord State Accused 01 Forcing Shock

~Treatment On Patient By MARLENE FAZIO role of world savior and a

on ~:rn~~~~~s Commission Plaud his efforts, found tn ~lj ;;;at!".~~o~~j1 s::~'!Ite:;:::: City, In a t!z~:r~mN~; b~~~ ~rf;:mn6:· t~~~lace Jesus meettng of the Civil servtce Raymond P Shat h C On Th~ Board of Inquiry be open to • er, as ac- ross." th bll cused Haverford State Mental Dr. Jack B. Kremens dt - ~~~ o c and to the press.•• Hospital "of giving forced rector of Haverford Stat: and scie . f the. aides are con­shock and other treatment" Dr William Phillip '- th nhous OOJectorli serving to a patient who reportedly ant. superintandent o:'tha:~; se~~i alternative m1Utary was denied permission to see pttal, both dented any truth ~ Hospt~~ at Haverford State a lawyer to havethetreatment the allegation that "Victor Dr Philli stopped. Gyory was dented legal aid " three" aides ~s said that the

The telegram, signed by When questioned about the for interferin were suspended ~~v. r h Eric Barnes of the effectiveness of shock treat- treatments." ~em:~at~ed:~

ur - of Scientology, Cttt- ment, Dr. Kremens said he did not , ~~n~ts Commission on Human "electro-convulsive therapy specifics at thi:~fm to ,?ivulge

g • stated: "Our commis- is a recognized form ofmedi G e. ;ton had reports that Haver- cal treatment widely used fo; in t~~:Y~o:~r has no relatives ord State Hospital has been patients suffering from de"- Bryn Mawr Hy, was taken to

fivtng forced shock and other pression, U we did not think nor Township O:p~tal by Rad­reatment to Victor Gyory • that it was an effective treat- 23. Police s h~ ce on A:Prll

the Hungarian refuge who ment we would not use it." with lacerat~ns ;~admitted speaks a little English. Dr. Dr. Holland-Hull, when con- apparentzy fr e wrists,

Z Norman Holland-Hull of that tacted yesterday, would not tempt He wa:~ a suicide at­hospital has said that Gyory comment on the matter. foUowtn da ~ansferred the has no right to an attorney or Adding that the Philadelphia State M!ntal ~ ott Haverford to refuse treatment. Has Civtl Liberties Union is in the nor Township ~s~ al by Had-Pennsylvania returned to the process of contacting an at A d1 ° ce. dart ages: We are beginning torney to 'represent Gyor - ccor ng to reports, an immediate and intensive Rev. Barnes saidthatalawy:; ~o(, who has undergone six investigation •• ea ments of Electro-con-

It w • w11l also be retained to de- vulsive Therapy at the h

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person that a psychiatrist has ~etr Jobs for "seeking l~~ treatme ~ou:d ~to have the made into a superior belng or aid for Mr G '' I n s op.,.,..., The em-even cured and tb • yory • P oye reportedzy told Gyory grant his conttnu!k Would The three employes, Kim that he had the right to see a pressed pretensions to ~~- Swent, Frank A. Waxen Jr. lawyer. When the request was

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allegedly denied Gyory this right and another treatment was administered Friday.

Notification of this allega­tion was received by Rev. Barnes and a telegram was immediately dispatched to thE' director of Haverford State Hospital, stating, "This is to inform you that our commi::.­sion has taken a strong inter­est in the human rights of V1ctor Gyory, a patient in your hospital, You will be held criminally liable for any fur­ther drug, shock or physical treatment given him after re­ceipt of this telegram. You will be hearing from us and the American Civil Liberties Union. These psychiatric atrocities must stop.''

Dr. Kremens said that he did not wish to comment on whether or not Gyory's shock tr.eatments had stopped,

Commenting on his action, Rev. Barnes stated yesterday, "We (the commission)aredo­ing everything in our power to stamp out the use of Electro­Convulsive Therapy (shock treatment) and convulsive drugs. They are barbaric and no different from treatment used ill the dark ages to drive out evil demons from the body. Shock treatment is a physical treatment of. mental illness and it does not work.

"It was used as a torture treatment during World Warn by the Germans and, in fact, is forbidden by the Nuremberg Code."

According to Rev. Barnes, shock treatment is adminis­tered to the patient by clamp­ing electrodes to both sides of the temples and the patient is then given a comrulsive drug. He noted that "it is normal for a patient to break his back because of the move­ment of his body during the convulsions.

"This man (Victor Gyory) has no choicP., he could end up dead. we want to see it

stopped!' Dr. Phillips said that

"shock treatment is an ac­cepted form of treatment, used by all psychiatrists an~ is in all psychiatric textbooks. Although it is not used as much now, it is still an ef­fective treatment used chiefly to aid depression in patients.''

Thomas Harvey, a Philadel­phia attorney aS.sociated with the American Civil Liberties Union, said Tuesday that "ac­cording to the Mental Health Act, every person, admitted committed or detained in any facility has the right to legal counsel!'

Harvey is in the process of contacting an attorney to speak with Gyory "and assure him that he is not forgotten. We will do everything in our power to help him receive that treat­ment which is best for him.''

He added, however, that nothing specific could be de­cided until the selected at­torney has had time to study the case,

A form which must be signed before shock treatment can be administered at Haverford states "Having been fully in­formed of its nature and pur­pose I (we) hereby request and authorize members of the medical staff of Haverfor~ state Hospital to administer electroshock therapy to pa­tient designated below, I (we) also agree to hold the hospi­tal, all of its officers and em­ployes, and the attending phy­sicians free from liability for any injury, or complication including but not limited to fractures and dislocations, which may result from such treatment. No assurance has been made by anyone with respect to the results that may be obtained.''

*THE EVENING BULLETIN*

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Court Case Ends Abruptly as Patient Is Discharged by Haverford State Hospital

By GARY BROOTEN

Of The Bulletin Staff

A Hungarian refugee who fig­ured in a court challenge to Pennsylvania's mental health system was discharged yester­day from Haverford State Hos­pitaL

had said thhe patient could be discharged, but only "when a J]roper environment can be found for him ...

After making certain that Kremens intPnded to the patrPnt immediately, judge toLl him that this was "a matter of professronal eth1cs. The release of Victor Gyory,

35, abruptly ended a test case in Delaware County Court in which Gyory's attorney attack­ed the constitutionality of his confinement under the Pennsyl­vaia Mental Health Act of 1966.

The suit also had challenged the legality of Gyory's involun­tary subjection to electroconvul­sive (ECT, or "shock") tr~at­ments in the hospitaL

Gyory had been at Haverford since last April, when he pur portedlv attempted suicide in his roo"m at Valley Forge Mil­itary Academy, where he was employed as a dining room helper, Discharged to Attorney

The case was being heard before Judgge John V, Digins yesterday morning when Dr. :rack B. Kremens, director of the hospital, rose and declared h1s willingness to discharge Gyory to his attorney, John Joseph Matonis of Washington, D. C.

"We have fulfilled our respon­sibilities to the patient," Kre­mens said. "His attorney, a re­sponsible individual, is here now and we are to drscharge the patient to him."

The annuuncemnt took Judge bv surprise, Only mo­

ments earlier the hospital's lawyer, Assistant State Attor­ney Genera! Jacques H. Fox,

Agency Assumes Care "I can no more restrain you

from doing this than I can order vou to do it," he said, declar­ina the case adjourned.

Gyory, clad in a white shirt with open collar and gray, slightly baggy trousers and carrying no other possessions, left Haverford's "intensive care" building at 12.45 P. M. with Matonis and the Rev. Eric Barnes, director of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights of the Church of Scientology,

Barnes said his agency, a New York-based arms of a reli­gious group that opposes shock treatment and many other men­tal health practices, would be responsible for Gyory's welfare. the Scientology group had re­tained Matonis' services in the case.

Matonis and Barnes took Gy­ory to Villanova, to meet and spea with a Hungarian_-speaki~g priest, Matonis, a Phrladelphra native, said he was contactmg friends in the city's Hungarian­speaking community for help, and that efforts would be made to get Gyory a job in his own trade, gardening. Asked for Lawyer

Gvory's case first came to pubiic light after Frank W. Tay­lor, Jr., a Haverford aide who

is a Scientologist, called Barn­es in !'-iPw York and told him Gvorv had asked for a Iawver and had been subjected to shock treatments against his wilL

Taylor and two fellow aides who sa ythey tried to help Gy­ory, Robert Naugle, Jr., and J, Kimson Swent, were dismissed from be Haverford staff. Their appeals are pending.

Matonis' action in Delaware County Court alleged that Gy­ory's constitutional rights were vrolated when he was commit­fed to the hospital without a hearing, and also when he was subjected to shock treatments "against his religious beliefs" as a Roman Catholic, These were the test issues left un­decided yesterday. Ready for Discharge'

The dismissed aides also claim Gyory's statutory rights to communicate with a lawyer and a priest were denied dur­ing his hospital stay, Hospital officials claim Gyory's case was handled on the basis of sound medical judgment, aud that the treatment he received at Haver· ford probably prevenetd his su­icide.

As Gyory was being discharg­ed, hospital director Kremens was asked if the pressure oi the court suit nad influenced tthe decision to release the pa­tient.

"No," Kremens rep'lied. "The discharge was based on medrcal judgment tha the patient is ready."

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HSH-303

E" VERFCHL STr.TE HO t.PITi-iL

CCNSENT TO ElECTROSHOCK THEIVlPY

Date ______________________ _

Hnving been full informed of its nature and purpose I (we) hereby

request and authorize members of the medical staff of Haverford State

Hospital to administer electroshock therapy to patient designated below.

I (we) also agree to hold the Hospital, all of its officers and employees,

and the attending physicians free from liability for any injury, or com-

plication including but not limited to fractures and dislocations, which

may result from such treatment. No assurance has been made by anyone

with respect to the r esults that may be obtained.

Signed ____________________________ ___

Relationship. ________________________ _

Signed ______________________________ __

Witness ____________________________ __ Relationship. ________________________ __

trfit }Pftilab~lpfiia ]nquirrr THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1969

Havertord State Challenged on Shock Therapy

Hospital Also Sued On Detention of Hungarian Refugee

By ARLENE NOTORO Of The Inquirer Staff

A suit - reportedly the first of its kind-to test the constitutionality of electro­shock theTapy in a state men­tal institution, has been filed in Delaware County Court.

A petition of habeas corpus was filed by Victor Gy:lry, a Hungarian refugee, who char­ges he is being given shock trea,tments against his will at Haverford State Hospital.

Common Pleas Judge John Diggins, who heard preliminary arguments Tuesday, has contin­ued the hearing until Sept. 2.

BURDEN OF PROOF State laws allow mental pa­

tient to petition for a writ of !habeas corpus on grounds that ihe is unjustly deprived of his liberty.

The burden of proof re­garding the person's mental health "shall rest on the per­sons responsible fur his contin­ued hospitalization," the law provides.

Gyory has drawn support from the Citizens Committee on Human R1ghts, a branch of the Church of Scient{)logy in New York.

The Rev. Eric Barnes, of the nonsectarian church, entered the case at the request of three psyehiatric aides at Haverford, who say they were suspended for trying to aid Gyory.

ESCAPED IN 1956 According to an account giv­

en Judge Diggins, Gyory, 35, was working at Valley Forge Milatary Academy in Radnox· as a dishwasher in April wher> llis supervisor found him in­jured with "superficial" cuts on the wrists.

Radnor police were called and took Gyory to Bryn Mwr Hospital for treatment, and then to Haverford.

Mr. Barnes said Gyory has been living in the United States ain<.'B his escape from Hungary after the 1956 revolution.

"Ha cannot speak English very well, so it's hard for him to communicate," tlle minister said. "It dosen't appear he has any family here except for vague references to an aunt in Ohio."

CONSTITUTIONAL ISSUES Aided by the Rev. John O'R­

ourke, a professor at Villanova University, Mr. Barnes obtained WaShingtxm ailtorney John Joseph Matonis to :represent the pa­tient.

Matonis, a Philadelphia na­tive "nd Temple Law School graduate, questioned the con­stitutionality of the Pennsyl­vania 1966 Mental Hea-lth and Retardatiolll Act in regard to

commitment.

Citing the First Amendent, Matonis said the shock +.reat­ments - said to be on the wane in treating the mentally ill -violated Gyory's "personal re­ligious beliefs."

He also cited the Eighth Amendment in describing the elootric shocks as "cruel and unusual punishment."

ONLY ONE RECOURSE The suit, filed against Dr.

Jllick D. Kremens, superinten­dent at Haverford, also charges procedures used to commit Gyory were illegal and that, once in the hospital, the patient was deprived of his rights.

Matonis also arttacked the law for providing "no he<tring" fo:r the patient before his involun­tary commitment in a state mental hospital.

He said the omy hearing a person receives is through the writ of habeas corpus - "and how many people have enough legal savvy to do that?"

Frank Taylor, of Ardmore, one of the suspended aides, said he, Robert Na•ugle and Kim Swent became involved when Gyory asked them in early June .b' help :in stopp~ng the treat­ments.

'FAILED TO RESPOND' Taylor said the patient had

been diagnosed as schizophre­nic wifu paranoid tendencies aoo had been ordered three shock treatments a week by Dr. No:rrnan Holland-HuH, a staff physician.

He said the therapy was "to alleviate depression."

Haverford State Sued Over Shock Therapy Continued

Dr. Holland-Hull told Judge Di:ggi.ns that the shock thera!py was ordered after he failed to respond to medication.

Mr. Barnes has also ques­tioned the validity of Dr. Cre­min's signature on a waiver form required before shock therapy can be a·dministered.

CURB ON REMARKS Since Gyory has M relatives

or close friends, Dr. Cremins appraently acted "in loco par­entis."

Mr. Barnes, however, said the waiver form absolves the hospital of any responsibility fr the patient undergoing shock treatment.

"By signing the form, Dr. Cremins absolved himself of re­sponsibiliy," he ad<led.

Asked to comment on the charges, Dr. Cremins refused.

"Since the ease is in open litigation, I don't think I should discuss it until ii's settled," the superintendent said.

POINTS RELEVANT! The hospital was represented

at the hearing by Jacques Fox. a Media attorney and state as­sistant attorney general.

He argued that the "cruelty" and "unconstitutionality'' char­ges of shoc-k treatment were not relevant to the cue. The court, he said, should only be concerned with the le1ality aur­rounding Gyory's ewance and C{)ntmued commitment.

Diggins asked the hospital to stop the shock treatments for several days to allow a private psychiatrist, Dr. Thomas Szasz, of Syracuse, N. Y., to examine the patient.

NO COMMEl\'T, BUT ••• Dr. Szasz said he examined

the patient Tuetday night and would testify for Gyory in Sep­tember.

Because of the litigation, Dr . Szasz said he could not discuss Gyory's present mental stabil ity.

"But I certainly d{) not agree that shock treatment is the ap­'}}ropr~ate treart:merlft for him,'' he said.

DELCO COURT HEARINGS CONTINUE SEPT. 2

Pyschiatrist Says Patient Doesn't Need

Shoclc Therapy ARDMORE, PA. THURSDAY, JULY 24, 1969

BY CAROL UNDERWOOD Whether a Ha'·'erford

state Mental. Hospital pa­tient, Vtctor Gyory, has protesteU belng given shock treatments has been il­legally detained and should be released cannot be de­cided u:1til September.

Judge John v. Diggins heard testimo• lY in the case for more than two hours Tuesday in Delaware County Common Pleas Court in Media, but, since the psychiatrist who was to speak for the plaintiff did not show up, postpo:1ed the case until Sept. 2.

Dr. Szasz, when contact-ed yesterday, said that he could not attend the Tues­day's hearing because he did not receive "adequate notice" for rescheduling his duties at Syracuse Uni­versity. He stated how­ever, that he plans to be present Sept. 2.

Dr. szasz reported th:~t

be spoke to Gyory last night "at length", and, "in my opinion there is no in­dication whatsoever tbat he is in need of electrosho~k treatment. He is not de­pressed at all. He is a lost soul who is soc1ally iso­lated. He speaks very lit­tle English and his educa­tion in Hu11gary was very poor.

''I don't believe electro­shock thera;:>y will m'ake him socially competent."

Tuesday's hearmg was the result ofGyory's having complained to thr ee young psychiatric aides at the hospital. or.e of them of­fe. cd to get him ler;al help to have the treatment slop­ped.

BP.cause of the aides' at­tempt to help Gyory, two were subsequently fired and one, (a civil service employe) suspended. The hospital claimed in a letter to one of them that dismis­sal was for "suhvertingthe patient's therapy, unau­thorized disclosure of pa­tient information a..1d in­subordination".

The suspended aide, Frank A. (Buz) Taylor of Ardmore, had worked at Haverford 14 moaths prior to the intercessio:t with au­thorities on behalf of the patient, a Hungarian ref­ugee. For a somewhat shorter period of time he has been associated with tne Church of Scientology mission in Ardmore. He learned that the church's New York branch was vi­tally interested in inves­tigating and instituting prosecution of psychiatric violations so Taylor con-

tacted the Rev. Eric Barnes of New York, hooin~;" to tnterest him b the Haver­ford case.

Rev. Barnes, along with the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, secured legal counsel for Gyory. The counsel, John Joseph Matonis of washingto!l DC, was introduced to the court by a local attorney, Joseph P. My lotte of Upper Darby. Matonis had secured a writ of hal>eas corpus in the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas enabling Gyory to appear ln court.

Matonis said Tuesday that he hoped to establish that the commitment of Gyory was illegal, that the co:~finement was •lot only a violation of coastitutional rights but the treatment contrary to his religion, Roman Catholicism.

Gyory, who was believed to be without relatives in this country, was -idmit­ted to the mental institu­tion la<>t April 29 follow­ing injuries su<>tained in his room at Valley Forge Mili­tary Academy, where he was employed as a dining room porter.

At that time, Radnor po­llee found it necessary to enter his room by forcing open a window screen. They found him with both wrist&

slashed and faeial laeera­tions. It was assumed that these had been self-inflict­ed.

Gyory was taken to Bryn Mawr Hospital for treat­ment of his injuries and then transferred to the Haverford State Mental Hospital.

In describing Gyory's entry into Haverford, a psychiatrist, Dr., Norman Holland - Hull, testified Tuesday that "the first time I saw him, as I passed through the admission suite, he was beingbrought in oa a stretcher. He had bloody, bandaged wrists and lacerations on his face. He was admttted to my ward.''

When Juage Dtggins asked Dr. Holland-Hull to evaluate the patient's mP.n­tal condition at that time, the psychiatrist replied, "He was not very coher­ent. • .didn't know where he was. His face was that o.f a depressed person and showed fear.'' The doctor added that the man seemed "in need of hospitalization and psychiatric help".

The judge further ques­tioned the doctor as to whether or not Gyory had explained why he had done lt. Dr. Holland-Hull re­plied, "he was confused and said he had hurt him­self because he was •a bad person' and had 'done wicked things'."

At this point Judge Dig­gins interrupted to ask if it might have been a case of "self-flagellation" and the psychiatrist, after a moment's hesitation, said, "yes".

T:1'a doctor then told of the course of treatment that had been initiated. "We be­gan with drug therapy and continued with this for more than a me-nth".

He was asked to define what be meant by drug therapy and answered, "tranqullizers and anti­depressants".

Dr. Holland-Hull said that the patient "did not progress" under the treat­ment but became "more panic-stricken••. His be­havior was described as including "genuflection in the corners, praying". The psychiatrist added, "When someone caught Gyory in such a position the patient begged the person "not to tell 'them'.''

Dr. Holland-Hnll claim­ed that "after four or five days (the patient) became less inhibited, more social, would answer when spoken to ••• his app~tite im­prov~J -:>.•1d he slept better."

Under tioning, revealed

the judge's ques­the psychiatrist that Gyory is

"still receiving electro­shock therapy".

The attorney for the de­fendant (D~·. Jack Krem­ens, director of the Haver­fo;:d ~,)spital) Assistant At­torney General Jacques Fox, (assistant solicitor fur. the state welfare de­partm~ .1t.) asked Dr. Hol­Land-Hull ifGyory were "in 'leed of further care".

The psychiatrist an­swered, "He's progress­ing, but he still needs fur­ther care".

When Judge Diggins ask­ed what Dr. Holland-Hull Celt was the prognosis, the do ::tor replied that he need­ed at least "three to five weeks hospitalization". Afier that, the physician said that he m!.ghtbetreat­ed on an "out-patient basis for an indefinite period, being kept under observa­tion".

The judge asked what would happen if this treat-

ment were stopped with no follow-up. The psychiatrist answered that the progno-­sis would be 'less fa·vor­able".

In cross examining Dr. Holland-Hull, the counsel for the plaintiff pointed O!lt

Dr. SZ:'ISZ was called into the ·~ase because of his flu­ency in Hungarian and his interest in psyciatric vio­lations, Maton1s explained to newsmen. The Syracuse psychiatrist told M3.tonis that he could not make a proper examination of Gyory unless electro-con­vulsive therapy had been discontinued for at least 14 days prior to seeing him.

Since Haverford doctors felt that suspension of treatment might cause a relapse, the judge did not order the hospital to sto:;> administering the shock t r e at m en t s. However, Judge Diggins did ask that as soon as Dr. szasz set a definite date to come to Haverford and examlneGy­ory, the hospital should stop treatment for four days prlor io his arrival.

The judge indicated that he felt that this examination was mandatory before a hearing could proceed. He complained about Dr. szasz's absence at Tues­day's hearing and sched­uled the next session for Sept. 2.

THE VICTOR GYORY STORY: EPILOGUE

The Victor Gyory Story is not unique. It is one of thousands of cases of injustice, torture and suffering resulting from the extra-legal activities of Mental Health "Authorities". Through the intervention of the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, Victor Gyory is now free and no longer subject to the whims of hospital psychiatrists, sometimes referred to as "Brain Butchers". But what about the other patients whose cries for help are too muted for anyone outside hospital corridors to hear?

The idea of putting psychiatry above the law, in a position where only God belongs, has turned this experimental branch of medicine into a nightmare for thousands of nameless human beings.

As long as a psychiatrists judgement of "insane", "paranoid", "schizophrenic", "depressive!! and the like, enough condemn and confine a citizen to a State mental hospital where he can be drugged, electric shocked, degraded and humiliated - can there be freedom - can there even be safety?

THIS REPORT IS PART OF A SERIES OF PUBLICATIONS BY THE CITIZENS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS AND HAS AS ITS PURPOSE TO MAKE PUBLIC AND GENERALLY KNOWN THE TYPE OF TREATMENT AND CONDITIONS THAT EXIST IN HOSPITALS AND INSTITUTIONS WITH AN ATTITUDE TOWARDS THE IMPROVEMENT OF THOSE CONDITIONS AND OF THE RIGHTS OF PATIENTS TO THOSE GUARANTEES SET FORWARD BY THE S. CONSTITUTION AND THE UNIVERSAL DECLARATION OF HUMAN RIGHTS OF THE UNITED NATIONS.