Your Drug May Be Your Problem How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications

Name: Your Drug May Be Your Problem How and Why to Stop Taking Psychiatric Medications
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ISBN: 9780738203485

ISBN-10: 0738203483

ISBN-13: 9780738203485

Edition: 2000

Authors: Peter Breggin, David Cohen

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Millions of people are prescribed a psychiatric medication annually, for symptoms as varied as insomnia to various psychiatric disorders. The authors provide a medically sound programme for freeing patients of psychiatric drugs.

Book details

List price: $17.50
Copyright year: 2000
Publisher: Hachette Books
Publication date: 9/19/2000
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.880
Language: English



A Warning Concerning the Use of Psychiatric Drugs


Introductions to the New Edition


Introduction: What Is Your Ultimate Resource?



Psychiatric Drugs-Much Easier to Start Than to Stop



The Limits of Psychiatric Drugs



Your Drug May Be Your Problem-But You May Be the Last to Know



Adverse Effects of Specific Psychiatric Drugs



Personal and Psychological Reasons for Not Using Psychiatric Drugs



Why Doctors Tell Their Patients So Little



Plan Your Drug Withdrawal



How to Stop Taking Psychiatric Drugs



Withdrawal Reactions from Psychiatric Drugs



Withdrawing Your Child from Psychiatric Drugs



Understanding Your Therapist's Fears About Nonuse of Drugs



Guidelines for Therapists Who Do Not Advocate the Use of Psychiatric Drugs



Psychological Principles for Helping Yourself and Others Without Resort to Psychiatric Medications



Psychiatric Medications in Common Use



About the Authors



The International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology



The Alliance for Human Research Protection


Notes


Bibliography


Index