Fred Baughman

Who is Fred Baughman?

Fred Baughman is best known as an outspoken critic of psychiatry, and is reported as insisting that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder is "a fraud perpetrated by the psychiatric and pharmaceutical industries on families anxious to understand their childrens' [sic] behavior". Baughman has testified before the United States Congress, and has been interviewed on PBS on the topic of ADHD. He has made several appearances on talk shows, and has written several self-published books. Baughman has also been a medical adviser for the Citizens Commission on Human Rights, an advocacy group established in 1969 by the Church of Scientology, noted opponents of modern psychiatry.