Medication Madness: The Role of Psychiatric Drugs in Cases of Violence, Suicide, and CrimeIn Medication Madness, psychiatrist Peter R. Breggin, M.D., describes how people taking psychiatric medication can experience abnormal behavioral reactions, including suicide, violence, emotional breakdowns, and criminal acts. Dr. Breggin explains his concept of "medication spellbinding": individuals taking psychiatric drugs may have no idea whatsoever that their mental conditions are deteriorating and that their actions are no longer under control. He proves his argument by documenting dozens of cases from his practice and his consultations in legal cases. |
Contents
These Are True Stories | 1 |
Killing the Painand Almost the Cop LO | 5 |
What Is Medication Spellbinding? | 18 |
The Toothless Watchdog Growls | 36 |
Young Girl Murderers in the Making | 56 |
Doctors Driven Mad by Medication | 72 |
Killing Loved Ones to Save the World | 98 |
DrugInduced Happy Faces | 111 |
He Wanted to Do Better in School | 180 |
Spellbound by Ritalin Addiction | 200 |
Parents Forced to Drug Their Children | 211 |
This Is Not My Daughter | 222 |
Dilemmas and Difficulties in the Role of | 239 |
Marketing Myths and the Truth About | 269 |
Spellbound by DrugWithdrawal Reactions | 287 |
The Tough Question of Personal Responsibility | 311 |
Not Quite Twelve Years Old | 129 |
Sleeping Pill Madness | 140 |
Tranquilized Into Violence | 156 |
A Courtroom Christmas Story | 163 |
A Vicious Addiction | 167 |
Appendix A Psychiatric Medications by Category | 335 |
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