“I think that one of the things that has happened is that psychiatry has become the religion of liberalism.” ThinkingHappenedLiberalismPsychiatry Author:Peter Breggin
“I think that's a major reason. Instead of turning in their own lives to philosophy, religion, love, family life, or nature, they think of psychiatry; and today that means the "pill" as an ultimate answer. Also, if you have a desire for social control, "benevolent" control and "benevolent" authority, then again biological psychiatry offers a tremendous opportunity.” IfsThinkingMeanReasonPhilosophyTodayDesireOpportunitySocialAnswersOffersAuthorityMajorsUltimatePillsFamily LifePsychiatryFamily LoveBenevolentSocial Control Author:Peter Breggin
“In part I'm just mystified. Here's a woman, Hillary [Clinton], who wrote a book about it takes a "village" to raise children. It wasn't about a book about "it takes a pill." There's a "double think" that the modern person often has. Anything that's called "science" is accepted as an absolute and sweeps reason away.” ThinkingChildrenPersonsBookReasonModernAbsolutesRaisesClintonAcceptedVillagePillsIt Takes A VillageIt Takes A Village To Raise A ChildVillage To Raise A Child Author:Peter Breggin
“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.” ThinkingWantNeedsShouldFirstsChildrenSchoolParentSubjectsTestsRefusePsychologicalHospitalsAcademicEvaluation Author:Peter Breggin
