Psychiatric Drug Facts with Dr. Peter Breggin - Brain-Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry (2008)

Psychiatric Drug Facts with Dr. Peter Breggin - Brain-Disabling Treatments in Psychiatry (2008)



"The scientific premise of the book is that all psychiatric treatments—drugs, electroshock and lobotomy—have their 'therapeutic' impact by disabling the brain. They do not improve brain function or correct biochemical imbalances, they cause brain dysfunction and biochemical imbalances. These brain-disabling interventions are then considered effective when the doctor, family, patient or society views impaired brain dysfunction in the target individuals as a desirable or beneficial effect. Because psychiatric drugs in reality do more harm than good, the psychopharmaceutical complex must devote billions of dollars to exerting its power and influence in the political, professional and public arenas.