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“Following the school shootings, Hillary and Tipper Gore, as well as their husbands, got together for the first White House conference on mental health. Because of her interest in mental health and her own problem with anti-depressants, Tipper had been made the expert, the psychiatric consultant to the president, duly designated.”

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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. more

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