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Toxic Psychiatry Why Therapy Empathy and Love Must Replace the Drugs Electroshock and Biochemical Theories of the New Psychiatry
Author: Peter R. Breggin
Prozac, Xanax, Halcion, Haldol, Lithium. These psychiatric drugs--and dozens of other short-term "solutions"--are being prescribed by doctors across the country as a quick antidote to depression, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and other psychiatric problems. But at what cost? — In this searing, myth-shattering exposé, psych...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780312113667
ISBN-10: 0312113668
Publication Date: 8/15/1994
Pages: 480
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Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Interesting ideas on psychiatry; too much emphasis on drugs and not enough attention to what is causing the problem. As a former psych nurse, this was an interesting read for me.


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