US Taxpayers fund ‘therapy’ that treats Jewish identity as mental illness

The approach identifies Zionism as a root cause of mental illness, despite Zionism’s absence from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

By Jewish Breaking News

A disturbing investigation has found that Jewish doctors and patients are being harshly discriminated against while American taxpayers are funding a controversial therapeutic framework that treats Jewish identity as a psychological disorder

Kenneth L. Marcus, founder of the Louis D. Brandeis Center for Human Rights Under Law, argues that antisemitism has become “mainstream” within mental health institutions.

The organization interviewed dozens of Jewish therapists and doctors and found 75% of Jewish medical professionals now report workplace discrimination.

In on disturbing case, a Washington DC therapist refused to see a Jewish patient who had recently moved from Israel.

In another, a psychologist was doxxed and harassed online for being a “Jewish Zionist” while a major mental health organization denied a Jewish affinity group, calling members “privileged white supremacists.”

Other troubling cases have emerged across medical institutions. An emergency room doctor removed Jews from a physician’s Facebook group.

A professor at University of California, San Francisco Hospital tweeted that the university should investigate whether a new “Israeli” medical student had committed genocide before enrollment.

A Villanova University counseling director taught students that Zionism constitutes a mental illness of the frontal lobe alongside fascism and “genocidal tendencies.”

That last example points to a broader concern about a new therapeutic approach called “Decolonizing Therapy.”

Founded by Dr. Jennifer Mullen, the framework aims to address what she calls “separation from land, ancestry, community, and innate joy” by challenging the psychological impacts of colonialism and systemic oppression.

In practice, Decolonizing Therapy promotes antisemitic narratives that stigmatize Jewish patients and providers, according to Marcus.

The approach identifies Zionism as a root cause of mental illness, despite Zionism’s absence from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.

For many Jewish Americans, Zionism represents a core belief that Jews have a right to self-determination in their ancestral homeland.

Numerous experts, including psychologists and professors, agree that Decolonizing Therapy “lacks empirical support and rigorous scientific validation” and puts “ideology over evidence.”

Adding to concerns, Decolonizing Therapy receives taxpayer support through programs funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Of course, the irony runs particularly deep given that Jews built much of modern psychological and brain science, revolutionizing understanding of mental processes and developing many therapeutic methods used today.

Their ranks include Sigmund Freud, child psychoanalyst Melanie Klein, Holocaust survivor Viktor Frankl, cognitive therapy developer Aaron Beck, and rational emotive behavior therapy founder Albert Ellis.

Unfortunately, perpetrators of discriminatory acts often receive minimal repercussions, the investigation found. But because of the personal nature of therapeutic work, it feels like an even deeper violation when it occurs in healthcare settings.