Szasz also questions whether schizophrenia and manic depression are valid diagnoses or simply labels for people who exhibit symptoms and behaviors we don't like or understand. It is clear that biopsychiatry is creating a nation of junkies addicted to legal drugs. The net effect is the same. If a person relies upon the drug for daily existence he becomes a slave to the drug. While this may be necessary in some cases, in most mental health cases it is deceitful.
Psychotropic drugs do change the normal functioning of the brain.
When the normal function of the brain is distorted, a person may become erratic in their thinking. Their behavior becomes largely unpredictable. Some patients report wonderful effects. Others report homicide and suicide. Similar differences of opinion are reported by users of illegal street drugs, such as Cocaine, Speed, LSD and Heroin.