Medication Madness
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Medication Madness

A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications

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eBook - ePub

Medication Madness

A Psychiatrist Exposes the Dangers of Mood-Altering Medications

About this book

More than fifty true stories of violence, suicide, and psychosis from America's leading critic of the psychopharmaceutical industry.

Medications for everything from depression and anxiety to ADHD and insomnia are being prescribed in alarming numbers across the country, but the "cure" is often worse than the original problem.  Medication Madness is a fascinating, frightening, and dramatic look at the role that psychiatric medications have played in dozens of cases of suicide, murder, and other violent, criminal, and bizarre behaviors, including:

A mild-mannered man who becomes violent and suicidal

An innocent teenage girl who nearly stabs her mother to death

A ten-year-old child who hangs himself

A physician who commits bizarre, career-ending robberies


Dr. Breggin personally evaluated every case in his role as a treating psychiatrist, consultant, or medical expert. The great majority lived exemplary lives and committed no criminal or bizarre actions prior to taking psychiatric medication, and not one ever repeated these behaviors when drug free.
This book documents how the FDA, the medical establishment, and the pharmaceutical industry have oversold the value of psychiatric drugs. It serves as a cautionary tale about our reliance on potentially dangerous psychoactive chemicals to relieve our emotional problems and provides a positive approach to taking personal charge of our lives.

"Breggin's assertion that psychotropic drugs induce rather than treat brain imbalances is controversial, but this book is a reasoned look at these drugs, which have come under increasing scrutiny in the media as well as medical world." — Publishers Weekly

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Information

Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Year
2009
eBook ISBN
9781466823952
Topic
Medicine
Subtopic
Health Care Delivery

Table of contents

  1. Title Page
  2. Copyright Notice
  3. Table of Contents
  4. Introduction - These Are True Stories
  5. Chapter 1 - Killing the Pain—and Almost the Cop
  6. Chapter 2 - What Is Medication Spellbinding?
  7. Chapter 3 - The Toothless Watchdog Growls
  8. Chapter 4 - Young Girl Murderers in the Making
  9. Chapter 5 - Doctors Driven Mad by Medication
  10. Chapter 6 - Killing Loved Ones to Save the World
  11. Chapter 7 - Drug-Induced “Happy Faces”
  12. Chapter 8 - Not Quite Twelve Years Old
  13. Chapter 9 - Sleeping Pill Madness
  14. Chapter 10 - Tranquilized Into Violence
  15. Chapter 11 - A Courtroom Christmas Story
  16. Chapter 12 - A Vicious Addiction
  17. Chapter 13 - He Wanted to Do Better in School
  18. Chapter 14 - Spellbound by Ritalin Addiction
  19. Chapter 15 - Parents Forced to Drug Their Children
  20. Chapter 16 - This Is Not My Daughter
  21. Chapter 17 - Dilemmas and Difficulties in the Role of the Medical Expert
  22. Chapter 18 - Drug Companies on Trial
  23. Chapters 19 - Marketing Myths and the Truth About Psychiatric Medication
  24. Chapter 20 - Spellbound by Drug-Withdrawal Reactions
  25. Chapter 21 - Making Drug Withdrawal as Safe as Possible
  26. Chapter 22 - The Tough Question of Personal Responsibility
  27. Chapter 23 - Choose Your Last Resort Wisely
  28. Acknowledgments
  29. PROFESSIONAL BOOKS BY PETER R. BREGGIN, M.D.
  30. Appendix A - Psychiatric Medications by Category
  31. Appendix B - What Else Can You Do?
  32. Notes
  33. Bibliography
  34. Index
  35. About the Author
  36. Notes
  37. Copyright Page