Medication Madness
Subtitle: True Stories of Mayhem, Murder, and Suicide Caused by Psychiatric Drugs
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Published: April 1, 2008
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 320
ISBN-13: 9780312363383
Subjects: Health Care Issues; History; Medical / Drug Guides; Drug Guides; Drugs - Adverse Effects; Psychiatry (Specific Aspects); Medical; Consumer Health
Description: Medications for everything from depression and anxiety to ADHD and insomnia are being prescribed in alarming numbers across the country, but the "cure" is often worse than the original problem. The weight of scientific evidence and years of clinical experience eventually convinced psychiatrist Dr. Breggin that psychiatric drugs frequently cause individuals to lose their judgment and their ability to control their emotions and actions. Here he examines the issues surrounding personal responsibility when behavior seems driven by drug-induced adverse reactions and intoxication. This book is a frightening, dramatic look at the role that psychiatric medications have played in fifty cases of suicide, murder, and other violent, criminal, and bizarre behaviors. It serves as a cautionary tale about our reliance on potentially dangerous psychoactive chemicals to relieve our emotional problems and provides a positive approach to taking personal charge of our lives.--From publisher description.