Launch an inquiry into the psychiatric care and diagnoses of child abuse victims

Background

In light of the official apology from the Royal College of Psychiatry, we request that the Government launch an inquiry to explore the treatment of victims of child abuse, sexual abuse and domestic abuse who may have been incorrectly pathologised, framed as mentally ill, and wrongly diagnosed.

Additional details

In August 2026, The Royal College of Psychiatrists published an official apology to victims of abuse, admitting that UK psychiatrists had diagnosed victims, medicated them, and admitting that there is no significant evidence base for "false memory syndrome". Thousands of UK victims of abuse have had their credibility and disclosures harmed by these false diagnoses, including in criminal court, family court, mental health services, and NHS records. We now need an inquiry to establish the scale of this issue and impact.

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