Posted by fachad on March 24, 2002, at 11:37:29
In reply to Re: Breggin ShmegginZo, posted by colin wallace on March 24, 2002, at 5:16:09
Breggin is the Anti-Bob. That's the pdoc equivalent of the Anti-Christ.
This guy is really a nut job. I've read three or four of his books and his flamboyant, sensationalistic overstatements of the risks of psych drugs really distract from his position, which may have some merit.
He should win some sort of intellectual Olympic award for "Jumping to Conclusions". He reasons from the TD caused by APs to the conclusion that all psych meds cause permanent horrible brain damage.
Further, he does not believe that psych drugs are indicated or effective in ANY cases. He even denies the effectiveness of lithium in bipolar disorder!
He denies that ADs are effective, and claims that clever drug company goons who are manipulating the controlled studies fake the statistics.
Instead of providing an advisory as to the possible risks and downside of psych meds (a reasonable and badly needed statement) he just pontificates his own extremist opinions.
Anyone with critical thinking skills is just turned off, while anyone lacking critical thinking skills is needlessly frightened into quitting their meds, which may have really been helping them.
I give Breggan two thumbs down.
-fachad
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