Posted by IsoM on December 31, 2001, at 14:05:41
In reply to Has anyone read, Your Drug May Be Your Problem, posted by sjb on December 31, 2001, at 13:29:02
I haven't read the book, but others who did have posted their reviews on amazon.com. If you go to their site & copy the name of the book into the search, it'll come up. Click on the book pix & read the 22 reviews on this book. I read all 22.
Judging from what's written, the book has excellent information for weaning yourself off medication, what to expect, & all the side-effects from the different meds. Many readers found the book to be very helpful.
One thing I've noticed in a number of reviews was the comment that the book, while it has excellent & well-researched information, is very one-sided. Here's what one person wrote:
"The authors have produced a thought-provoking and scholarly critique of the overuse of psychiatric medications. This book will be helpful to patients and medical professionals alike. It is, however, oversimplified. The biological, psychological, and social aspects of mental distress are poorly understood and do not fit handily into the medical model as do infectious diseases or traumatic injuries. Throwing out the medical model is as unhelpful as slavishly applying it to all human ills. This book is best thought of as a "second opinion," equally valid, but not superior to, conventional thinking about mental disorders."For those who have a serious mental health problem, it seems that he trivialises many problems as someone just complaining about their circumstances. It doesn't sound like he knows what it's really like to be in a suffer's shoes.
But why not read the reviews from these others who have read the book? I tend to get upset with those who suggest mental illness is just a person overblowing their situation.
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> by Peter R. Breggin, MD and David Cohen, PhD - 1999.
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> It's very spooky and scary but I'd like advice/opinions on the authors and their research before I throw out the meds!!!!!! I know, I know, I should ask my PDoc, and I will, but I want other feedback.
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