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Brain-disabling Treatments In Psychiatry: DRUGS, ELECTROSHOCK, AND THE ROLE OF THE FDA 1st Edition

by M.D. BREGGIN, PETER (Author)

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Text on the brain-disabling effects of the physical treatments in psychiatry. For clinicians and investigators. DNLM: Mental Disorders--therapy.

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0826194907
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978-0826194909
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1st
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Springer Publishing Company
Publication date

January 1, 1997
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English
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306 pages
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Springer Publishing Company; 1st edition (January 1, 1997)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 306 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0826194907
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0826194909
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.3 pounds

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fnwolfspirit

human dignity as a commodity. unprecendented horror of it all.

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2008

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We try to make decisions to get us ahead in life, we all have our problems and struggles. Life is full of ups and downs for most people. Why has common since and human dignity been sacrificed in the name of corporate greed? Most hard working respectable people are going to face tribulations in life and sometimes those close to them assure them that there psychiatrist is supplying them with beneficial "medication" which helps you cope better. Common sense says "they have a doctorate degree so they definitely know what they are talking about..."Hey a magic pill which can be combined with all sorts of other pills to help me succeed in all of my goals. To think you have to take any mind altering drug to succeed in life is a grandiose delusion in itself relying on distorted science instead of human rationality. Sure you are going to have your medicated institutionalized people who start down the path getting sucked in to believing they need medication whose side effects they "have adjusted" who preach psychiatry is a savior, the pills, the doctor, the ECT all benefited my status. These people usually influence judges opinions and are molded into the psychiatrist's human experiment who will support anything they say or do giving the psychiatrist ultimate control and influence over their lives. And short term it might actually benefit some people who's incredible circumstances warrant a small dose of intervention. But to stay in life long "medicated" treatment is like entering a war on yourself without an EXIT STRATEGY!!!
IF NEEDED PSYCHOLOGY OVER PSYCHIATRY ANY DAY!!!
Psychiatrists please read up on this stuff and stop over-medicating and let your patients realize they have some dignity through communication
Thank you to people who still respect human dignity and are judging others still with a conscience!!! Such as Dr. Breggin, and Dr. John Breeding and other fellow freedom fighters supporting inspirational truth.!!

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Daniel Witham

great book

Reviewed in the United States on March 15, 2013

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this book has a ton of info on what the drugs do to your brain and body that can be permanent diseases

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fitzline1@webtv.net

A Book More Doctors Should Read

Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 1998

Dr. Breggin points out the side effects of psychiatric drugs and procedures that many doctors either ignore or don't know about due to drug company hype and the FDA's shoddy oversight. I wish more doctors would read this book before they prescribe dangerous drugs and procedures who's long term effects are in many cases still unknown.

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Headoctor

Amazing

Reviewed in the United States on June 21, 2005

I am a mental health professional, and am extremely grateful for this book. For years, I sought to explain why most of my clients were suffering through medical treatments that are supposed to help but clearly did not. I knew that medication contraindicated psychotherapy, which has far superior efficacy relative to medication, but I couldn't verbalize exactly how or why. This book did a great job of doing just that. I also knew that drug companies played a significant role in perpetuating the fraud of psychiatry, but I didn't have the time to find out how or why. This book did a great job of explaining that sad unethical phenomenon. I knew that many of the medications produced a lobotomy-like indifference in most of my clients, and I appreciate individuals with the courage to make this finding public despite the wide-spread denial of those who have the 'medicalized executive functioning cognitive deficit.' Throughout my years as a mental health professional, I thought about ways to expose the fraud of psychiatry that was and continues to ruin my clients' lives. This book did a great job of exposing that fraud. It has also motivated me into taking action against this fraud. One other thing: this review is based on generalities. Thus, I do not wish to take away anything from the relatively minimal amount of consumers that have benefitted from psychiatric medication, which I have never seen personally. However, it should be noted that psychological methods are far more efficacious and do not produce nasty, and sometimes permanent side effects relative to toxic medications. I encourage people to take this into consideration before I begin treatment with them, which is something that many psychiatrists will never admit to or allow their clients the empowerment to decide on their own).

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David Zeller

A Personal Experience with Antipsychotics

Reviewed in the United States on April 16, 2000

This book helped my son, but unfortunately the information it contains came to me too late to help a woman friend whose brain was severely damaged by neuroleptic drugs. My son was taking a popular anti-depressant administered by a Psychaitrist. He was able to get out of bed which was some improvement in his condition and was limping along through life when I told him of the possible destructive effects and essential ineffectualness of these psychaiatric drugs which attack symptoms only. He immediately fired his psychaitrist whose sessions consisted merely of asking him if he felt better, contacted a psychologist and started a course of talk therapy. There were times when he hated me, times when he hated his mother, but now he is doing fine without the need for drugs. I have done considerable research on the findings outlined in the book. The National Library of Health website is full of articles confirming the incredibly destructive effects of these drugs on a significant percentage of patients.

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Skyツ

A good book, in good condition, for my psychological library.

Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2023

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I needed this book for my work. - Sky

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