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Description
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
booksPeter 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 AssociationThis 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.quotTerry Lyn
ch, 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 ProblemsDr. 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
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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
InstituteThis 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 WordsToday
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, NYCThis 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, antidepressant
s, 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 informati
on, practical advice, and illustrative case
studies that will assist practitioners in
multiple ways, including in how toRecognize
common and sometimes overlooked adverse drug
effects that may require withdrawal
Treat emergencies during drug therapy and during
withdrawal Determine the first drugs to withdraw
during multi-drug therapy Distinguish between
withdrawal reactions, newly occurring emotional
problems, and recurrence of
premedication issues Estimate the length of
withdrawal
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Description
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
booksPeter 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 AssociationThis 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.quotTerry 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 ProblemsDr. 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 InstituteThis
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
WordsToday 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, NYCThis 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
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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 toRecognize common and sometimes
overlooked adverse drug effects that may require
withdrawal Treat emergencies during drug therapy
and during withdrawal Determine the first drugs
to withdraw during multi-drug therapy Distinguish
between withdrawal reactions, newly occurring
emotional problems, and recurrence of
premedication issues Estimate the length of
withdrawal
8
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