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I have no idea whether or not this author is correct in his assertions. But, it looks like an interesting book.
This author presents his belief that psychiatric treatments, including drugs and ECT, cause brain damage and loss of brain function. He says patients and families are led to believe that the problems are being resolved by the drugs or ECT, when in fact, they are only harming the patient’s brain.
Read the article by the author, Dr. Peter Breggin
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.
