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Warning: Psychiatry Can Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health Paperback – April 13, 2004

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How psychopharmacology has usurped the role of psychotherapy in our society, to the great detriment of the patients involved.

William Glasser describes in Warning: Psychiatry Can Be Hazardous to Your Mental Health the sea change that has taken place in the treatment of mental health in the last few years. Millions of patients are now routinely being given prescriptions for a wide range of drugs including Ritalin, Prosac, Zoloft and related drugs which can be harmful to the brain. A previous generation of patients would have had a course of psychotherapy without brain–damaging chemicals. Glasser explains the wide implications of this radical change in treatment and what can be done to counter it.

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Swimming against what he sees as the tide of prescriptions written for antidepressants such as Paxil, Zoloft and Prozac, psychiatrist Glasser (Choice Theory) argues that these drugs can do more harm than good. He asserts that there has been some scientifically sound psychiatric research that suggests the drugs can damage mental health and even the brain itself. Through selective case studies and extrapolation of evidence, the author urges readers to think twice before accepting "brain drugs"; he states that the effectiveness of certain selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors has been exaggerated by the drug companies. To his credit, Glasser does offer several practical alternatives for patients. But he seems to cherish his outsider status and questions the way psychiatry is practiced today. Group therapy transcripts and case studies constitute the bulk of his case, and chapters like "Luck, Intimacy, and Our Quality World" and "We Have Learned to Destroy Our Own Happiness" are designed to help the reader understand symptoms. Some of the anecdotes are compelling, and individuals seeking alternatives to drug treatments may benefit.
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Psychiatrist Glasser, a much published critic of what he calls the psychiatric establishment, uses his latest book to decry the use of neurochemicals to treat patients with psychiatric complaints. He claims the practice is becoming so widespread that psychiatrists are all but abandoning old-fashioned therapy for the quick fix drugs offer. In addition, everyone from pediatricians to general practitioners is diagnosing mental illness and prescribing mind-altering drugs. These medications have not been proven effective, he says; moreover, they do great harm. He contends that most patients diagnosed as mentally ill are simply unhappy or, as he puts it, out of shape psychologically. He believes that, just as someone who is physically out of shape but not ill can train to become fit, a person who is depressed or compulsive can train to become mentally fit. What's more, he outlines clear measures anyone can learn and practice to stay off drugs and be free of psychiatric complaints ranging from mild depression to paranoid schizophrenia and rheumatoid arthritis. Donna Chavez
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Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Harper Perennial (April 13, 2004)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 006053866X
ISBN-13: 978-0060538668
Product Dimensions: 5.3 x 0.6 x 8 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (32 customer reviews)
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Some Good Advice, Some Not So Good

ByKindle Customeron January 26, 2017

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This was an interesting read. Personally, I do not trust "mental health professionals" and I believe Dr. Glasser's criticism is well-founded.
I agree with much of what Dr. Glasser advocates, but on some issues, I believe he is way off course. He is dead wrong when it comes to the parenting methods he puts forth. He gives the example of how his wife's parents dealt with her rebellious and problematic behavior-- they ignored it. While her behavior spiraled out of control, they simply kept reassuring her of their love and devotion as they stood by and made no effort to intervene. He insists that it worked (to a degree, maybe?) with her, but it certainly would not work in every case. I do agree that unhappiness is a frequent cause of mental distress, but I do not believe that is the only cause. Glasser states that to be mentally healthy we must be happy, and to be happy, we must not have any contentious personal relationships. That's a very big order. He insists that we must get along with everyone with whom we come in contact, whether they treat us well or not. If letting boorish people walk all over me is the key to happiness, then I can do with a little unhappiness. I would be a great deal more unhappy, and therefore, mentally unhealthy, if I were to let myself be insulted or misused by the cretins of this world. In summation, I believe the criticism of the psychiatric "industry" (it is a huge money maker, afterall) are valid. But, I cannot subscribe fully to his methods of achieving happiness, and "mental health." BTW, I consider myself to be exceeding healthy, both mentally and physically, and that was not achieved by allowing myself to be shat upon.

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false diagnoses and alchemic cures it darkens counsel and leaves the patient worst off! Glasser has blown the trumpet

ByDavid Murphyon February 1, 2017

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A brutal expose of the entrenched axioms of modern psychology. Glasser unmasks the failures and shortcomings of a pseudo science that has wrought moral mayhem, scarred the social landscape and fostered a culture of victimization and personal impotence. In its overrated claims, false diagnoses and alchemic cures it darkens counsel and leaves the patient worst off!
Glasser has blown the trumpet, but is there still a wise remnant who will listen. Or have we become so psychologized that to question the status quo invites heat rather than light.