This is the story of a heroic professional career that should
inspire anyone who wants to live a principled life. For fifty years
Peter R. Breggin, MD has been "the Conscience of Psychiatry." In
the 1950's, as a Harvard undergraduate, he ran the most innovative
volunteer program in the history of psychiatry. After his medical
and psychiatric training were complete, in the early 1970s he
conducted an international campaign that stopped the return of
lobotomy and psychosurgery. Since then Dr. Breggin has been the
world's most effective critic of electroshock treatment, the
overuse of psychiatric drugs, the diagnosing and drugging of
children, and the psychopharmaceutical complex. He is the author of
dozens of scientific articles and more than 20 books including
Talking Back to Prozac, Toxic Psychiatry and Medication Madness. In
this first biography, more than fifty years of media excerpts about
Dr. Breggin's work are combined with well over 100 contributions
and commentaries about his influence from outstanding leaders in
the fields of mental health, education and social reform including
Candace Pert PhD, Jonathon Kozol, William Glasser MD, Al Siebert
PhD, James Hillman PhD, Daniel Goleman PhD, Arianna Huffington,
Kate Millet PhD, James Gordon MD, John Horgan, and members of the
US Congress and Senate. From Time Magazine He has earned impressive
academic credentials, published a string of books and shown up on
Today and The Oprah Winfrey Show. Many patients rave about the
doctor. "He's a wonderful person," says one satisfied customer. "He
cares so much about his clients. He gave me the will to get
better..." Breggin didn't start out to be a renegade... his
background is pure establishment: Harvard College, Case Western
Reserve Medical School, a teaching fellowship at Harvard Medical
School. But early in his career, he became deeply disturbed by the
treatment of psychiatric patients... In 1971 Breggin declared his
rebellion, launching [his effort] to push for reform. Dr. Peter
Breggin is one of the most amazing, wise and compassionate human
beings I have ever known. ... Peter is a warrior of course, but as
his core he is fueled much more by love, kindness and a genuine
compassion than anger. Peter WANTS to help people, he LIVES to help
people and that is the source of his power. Candace Pert, PhD;
author, Molecules of Emotion In short, Peter Breggin has made a
difference in the fields of psychiatry, psychology, and mental
health treatment...including thousands of people who would
otherwise have been lobotomized, and to many more in creating hope
that one can receive and one can practice treatments that actually
help people. Bertram Karon, PhD; Professor of Psychology, Michigan
State University Every child needs a hero-a champion who will speak
truth to power. That hero is Peter Breggin. Jeffrey Moussaieff
Mason, PhD; former Projects Director of the Freud Archives and
best-selling author
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