"As a physician who specializes in addiction medicine and drug
withdrawal and written widely on them, I recommend Dr. Breggin's
book to every health professional who deals with anyone taking
psychiatric drugs. He gives highly useful information and reasons
for stopping or avoiding them. It's an excellent one-stop source of
information about psychiatric drug effects and withdrawal.
Prescribers, therapists, patients, and families will benefit from
this guidebook." Charles L. Whitfield, MD
Bestselling author of "Healing the Child Within" and many other
books
"Peter Breggin has more experience in safely withdrawing
psychiatric patients from medication than any other psychiatrist.
In this book he shares his lifetime of experience. All of our
patients deserve the benefit of our obtaining that knowledge."
Bertram Karon, PhD
Professor of Psychology, Michigan State University
Author, The Psychotherapy of Schizophrenia
Former President of the Division of Psychoanalysis of the American
Psychological Association
"This is such an important book. Describing the problem of
withdrawal from psychiatric drugs in detail, and providing clear
advice regarding how to deal with this problem as Peter has done so
well in this book, is long overdue. For decades, the belief system
that is mainstream psychiatry has denied the existence of
withdrawal problems from the substances they prescribe so widely.
In reality, withdrawal problems with psychiatric drugs is a common
occurrence. Because of psychiatry's reckless denial of this real
and common problem, millions of people worldwide have not had the
support and care they desperately need when attempting to come off
psychiatric drugs, often been erroneously advised that these
problems are confirmation of the existence of their supposed
original so-called 'psychiatric illness.' Dr. Breggin's book is
therefore both timely and necessary." Terry Lynch, MD
Physician and Psychotherapist
Author of "Beyond Prozac: Healing Mental Suffering Without Drugs
and Selfhood: A Key to the Recovering of
Emotional Well Being," "Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental
Health Problems"
"Dr. Peter Breggin has written an invaluable reference for
mental health professionals and lay-persons alike who are seeking a
way out of dependency on psychiatric drugs. He describes the many
dangers of psychiatric medication in straightforward research-based
and contextually nuanced terms. Most helpfully, he articulates a
method of empathic, person-centered psychotherapy as an alternative
to the prevailing emotionally and system disengaged drug-centered
approach. In this book, Dr. Breggin systematically outlines how to
safely withdraw a patient from psychiatric medication with rich
case examples drawn with the detail and sensitivity to individual
and situational differences that reveal not only his extensive
clinical experience, but his clear, knowledgeable, and
compassionate vision of a more humane form of treatment. In this
volume, Dr. Peter Breggin has again demonstrated that he is a model
of what psychiatry can and should be. This is an indispensable text
for both mental health trainees and experienced practitioners
seeking a practical alternative to the dominant drug-centric
paradigm." Gerald Porter, PhD
Vice President for Academic Affairs
School of Professional Psychology at Forest Institute
"This much needed book and guide to psychiatric medication
withdrawal is clearly written and easy to understand. As people
become more empowered and able to inform themselves about the
effects of pharmaceuticals, practitioners will be called upon to
wean their patients off of damaging medications. This book will
provide that guidance. Thank you Dr. Breggin for having the courage
to oppose conventional psychiatric thinking and the caring to
improve the quality of life for individuals who are ready to
experience their own innate healing instead of reaching for a pill
to mask the symptoms." Melanie Sears, RN, MBA
Author, "Humanizing Health Care and Choose Your Words"
"Today many psychologists, nurses, social workers, and
counselors are struggling with how to help adults and the parents
of children who are over-medicated or who wish to reduce or stop
taking their psychiatric drugs. Dr. Breggin's book shows
non-prescribing professionals, as well as prescribers, how to
respond to their patient's needs in an informed, ethical, and
empowering fashion." Sarton Weinraub, PhD
Clinical Psychologist
Director, New York Person-Centered Resource Center, NYC
This is the first book to establish guidelines and to assist
prescribers and therapists in withdrawing their patients from
psychiatric drugs, including those patients with long-term exposure
to antipsychotic drugs, benzodiazepines, stimulants,
antidepressants, and mood stabilizers. It describes a method
developed by the author throughout years of clinical experience,
consultations with experienced colleagues, and scientific research.
Based on a person-centered collaborative approach, with patients as
partners, this method builds on a cooperative and empathic team
effort involving prescribers, therapists, patients, and their
families or support network.
The author, known for such books as "Talking Back to Prozac,
Toxic Psychiatry, "and "Medication Madness," is a lifelong reformer
and scientist in mental health whose work has brought about
significant change in psychiatric practice. This book provides
critical information about when to consider psychiatric drug
reduction or withdrawal, and how to accomplish it as safely,
expeditiously, and comfortably as possible. It offers the
theoretical framework underlying this approach along with extensive
scientific information, practical advice, and illustrative case
studies that will assist practitioners in multiple ways, including
in how to:
Recognize common and sometimes overlooked adverse drug effects
that may require withdrawal Treat emergencies during dr
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