Brain-Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry

Drugs, Electroshock, and the Psychopharmaceutical Complex

Inbunden, Engelska, 2007

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From the author of Toxic Psychiatry and Talking Back to Prozac:Peter Breggin is the conscience of American psychiatry. Once more he updates us on the real evidence with respect to the safety and effectiveness of specific psychiatric medications and ECT. This information is needed by all mental health professionals, as well as patients and families." --Bertram Karon, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University, Author of The Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia"Nowhere does false medical thinking do more harm than in the modern psychiatric argument that mental illness is easily diagnosed and then cured by a side-effect free drug. Nowhere is the correct psychiatric thinking more evident than in the books by Peter Breggin. -- William Glasser, MD, psychiatrist, author of Reality TherapyIn Brain Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry, renowned psychiatrist Peter R. Breggin, M.D., presents startling scientific research on the dangerous behavioral abnormalities and brain dysfunctions produced by the most widely used and newest psychiatric drugs such as Prozac, Paxil, Zoloft, Cymbalta, Effexor, Xanax, Ativan, Ritalin, Adderall, Concerta, Strattera, Risperdal, Zyprexa, Geodon, Abilify, lithium and Depakote.Many of Breggin's earlier findings have improved clinical practice, led to legal victories against drug companies, and resulted in FDA-mandated changes in what the manufacturers must admit about their drugs. Yet reliance on these drugs has continued to escalate in the last decade, and drug company interests have overwhelmed psychiatric practice.This greatly expanded second edition, supported by the latest evidence-based research, shows that psychiatric drugs achieve their primary or essential effect by causing brain dysfunction, and that they tend to do far more harm than good. New scientific analyses in this completely updated edition include:Chapters covering every new antidepressant and stimulant drugTwenty new guidelines for how to conduct non-drug therapyA chapter describing how to safely withdraw from psychiatric drugs A discussion of "medication spellbinding," explaining how patients fail to appreciate their drug-induced mental dysfunctionsDocumentation of how the drug companies control research and the flow of information about psychiatric treatments

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2007-12-17
Mått163 x 236 x 36 mm
Vikt880 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor576
Upplaga2
FörlagSpringer Publishing Co Inc
ISBN9780826129345

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Preface: A Word About WordsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction: Confirming the Science Behind the First EditionThe Brain-Disabling, Spellbinding Effects of Psychiatric Drugs Deactivation Syndrome (Chemical Lobotomy) Caused by Neuroleptics Neuroleptic-Induced Anguish, Including Agitation, Despair, and Depression Severe and Potentially Irreversible Neurological Syndromes (Tardive Dyskinesia and Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrom) Caused by Neuroleptics Neuroleptic-Induced Neurotoxicity, Brain Damage, Persistent Cognitive Deficits, Dementia, and PsychosisRecent Developments in Antidepressant Label Changes Antidepressant-Induced Mental, Behavioral and Cerebral AbnormalitiesLithium and Other Drugs for Bipolar Disorder Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) for DepressionFrom Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) to Bipolar Disorder: Diagnosing America's ChildrenStimulant-Induced Brain Damage, Brain Dysfunction, and Psychiatric Adverse ReactionsAntianxiety Drugs, Including Behavioral Abnormalities Caused by Xanax and Halcion The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH): Drug Company AdvocatesDrug Company DeceptionsHow to More Safely Stop Taking Psychiatric DrugsFailed Promises, Last Resorts, and PsychotherapyAppendix: Psychiatric Medications by CategoryBibliographyIndex

Peter Breggin has written the definitive text for professionals and the public alike who really want to know the hazards, inadequacies and illusions of psychopharmacology. This book will be a foundation for those who specialize in medication-free treatment. -Kevin F. McCready, PhD Clinical Director, San Joaquin Psychotherapy Center ""This book proves once again that Peter Breggin truly is the 'conscience of American psychiatry.' Breggin shows that the brain-disabling hypothesis of organic psychiatric treatments is overwhelmingly confirmed by clinical experience and the scientific literature. With astounding numbers of elderly, adults, and children on prescribed psychoactive drugs, Brain-Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry should be required reading for all medical interns, practicing physicians, and mental health professionals."" -David Cohen, PhD Professor of Social Services, University of Montreal