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Psychiatrist

Peter Breggin is an American psychiatrist known for his research on the side effects of psychiatric medications and his criticism of psychiatric practices. His work has had a profound impact on the field of mental health.

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Famous Peter Breggin Quotes

“I think the first thing parents need to start doing is absolutely refuse to cooperate with any psychological evaluation of children in school. Schools should not be mental hospitals. Parents should say that the only tests they want their children to have are those respecting their academic subjects and nothing else.”

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“Parents must refuse to cooperate with any psychological evaluation of their children in school.”

Children School Parent Refuse Psychological Evaluation

Author:Peter Breggin

“Advocates of psychiatric drugs often claim that the medications improve learning and the ability to benefit from psychotherapy, but the contrary is true. There are no drugs that improve mental function, self-understanding, or human relations. Any drug that affects mental processes does so by impairing them.”

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Book:Your Drug May Be Your Problem, Revised Edition: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications

Source: Your Drug May Be Your Problem, Revised Edition: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications

About the Author

Born: May 11, 1936
Known for: Psychiatrist
Quotes: 28

Books & Sources

Heart of Being Helpful: Empathy and the Creation of a Healing PresenceRelated source material

Toxic Psychiatry: Why Therapy, Empathy and Love Must Replace the Drugs, Electroshock, and Biochemical Theories of theRelated source material

Your Drug May Be Your Problem, Revised Edition: How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric MedicationsRelated source material

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